Obesity as a clinical predictor for severe manifestation of dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Severe dengue often leads to poor clinical outcomes and high mortality; as a result, it is of vital importance to find prognostic factors associated with the severe form of dengue. Obesity is known to deteriorate many infectious diseases due to impaired immune responses. Several...

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Main Authors: Chao-Ying Chen, Yu-Yao Chiu, Yu-Cheng Chen, Chung-Hao Huang, Wen-Hung Wang, Yen-Hsu Chen, Chun-Yu Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08481-9