1. Features of dengue and chikungunya infections of colombian children under 24 months of age admitted to the emergency department
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Paternina-Caicedo A., De la Hoz-Restrepo F., Díaz-Quijano F., Caicedo-Torres W., Badillo-Viloria M.A., Bula-Anichiarico D., Alvis-Guzmán N., Mattar S., Constenla D., Pinzón-Redondo H., Paternina-Caicedo A., De la Hoz-Restrepo F., Díaz-Quijano F., Caicedo-Torres W., Badillo-Viloria M.A., Bula-Anichiarico D., Alvis-Guzmán N., Mattar S., Constenla D., and Pinzón-Redondo H.
- Abstract
We aimed to assess clinical and laboratory differences between dengue and chikungunya in children <24 months of age in a comparative study. We collected retrospective clinical and laboratory data confirmed by NS1/IgM for dengue for 19 months (1 January 2013 to 17 August 2014). Prospective data for chikungunya confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction were collected for 4 months (22 September 2014-14 December 2014). Sensitivity and specificity [with 95% confidence interval (CI)] were reported for each disease diagnosis. A platelet count <150 000 cells/ml at emergency admission best characterized dengue, with a sensitivity of 67% (95% CI, 53-79) and specificity of 95% (95% CI, 82-99). The algorithm developed with classification and regression tree analysis showed a sensitivity of 93% (95% CI, 68-100) and specificity of 38% (95% CI, 9-76) to diagnose dengue. Our study provides potential differential characteristics between chikungunya and dengue in young children, especially low platelet counts. © The Author [2017].
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- 2018