The predictive and diagnostic accuracy of vascular endothelial growth factor and pentraxin-3 in severe dengue

• Main Authors: Kim, Gary Kuan Low, Gan, Seng-Chiew, Zainal, Norsafina, Naidu, Komala Devi, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, Ching, Soong Khoo, Ridzuan, Mohd Isa, Mohd Said, Rosaida, Mohd Mansor, Melor, Zailani, Mohd Hanif, Hui, Yee Chee, Lim, Sheng Jye, Suppiah, Jeyanthi, Appu, Santhi, Ismail, Izani, Zin, Thaw, Te, Kian Keong, Mohd Hatta, Nadia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74246/1/DENGUE.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74246/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20477724.2018.1516417?journalCode=ypgh20
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study aimed to evaluate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pentraxin 3 (PTX-3) as predictive and diagnostic markers in differentiating severe dengue from non-severe dengue. The study was conducted in Ampang Health Clinic, Ampang Hospital and Serdang Hospital. The plasma levels of VEG...