Clinical predictors of dengue fever co-infected with leptospirosis among patients admitted for dengue fever – a pilot study

Clinical predictors of dengue fever co-infected with leptospirosis among patients admitted for dengue fever – a pilot study

Abstract Background Dengue and leptospirosis infections are currently two major endemics in Malaysia. Owing to the overlapping clinical symptoms between both the diseases, frequent misdiagnosis and confusion of treatment occurs. As a solution, the present work initiated a pilot study to investigate...

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Main Authors: Jeyanthi Suppiah, Shie-Yien Chan, Min-Wern Ng, Yam-Sim Khaw, Siew-Mooi Ching, Lailatul Akmar Mat-Nor, Naematul Ain Ahmad-Najimudin, Hui-Yee Chee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Subjects:
Dengue fever
Leptospirosis
Co-infection
Shock
Serotype
Malaysia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-017-0344-x

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