Risk factors and clinical features associated with severe dengue infection in adults and children during the 2001 epidemic in Chonburi, Thailand

• Main Authors: Ole Wichmann, Suchat Hongsiriwon, Chureeratana Bowonwatanuwong, Kesinee Chotivanich, Yoawalark Sukthana, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
• Other Authors: Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21361
• Institution: Mahidol University

OBJECTIVES: Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an important cause of morbidity in South-east Asia and used to occur almost exclusively in young children. In recent years, there has been a progressive shift in age-distribution towards older children and adults. We investigated an outbreak in 2001 in...