Characteristics and predictors for gastrointestinal hemorrhage among adult patients with dengue virus infection: Emphasizing the impact of existing comorbid disease(s).

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a leading cause of death in dengue. This study aims to identify predictors for GI bleeding in adult dengue patients, emphasizing the impact of existing comorbid disease(s).Of 1300 adults with dengue virus infection, 175 (mean age, 56.5±13.7 years) patients with GI b...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chi Huang, Ing-Kit Lee, Yi-Chun Chen, Ching-Yen Tsai, Jien-Wei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5819790?pdf=render