Background Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe form of dengue, characterized by
bleeding and plasma leakage. A number of DHF risk factors had been suggested. However …

Background Currently, knowledge does not allow early prediction of which cases of dengue
fever (DF) will progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to allow early intervention to …

Background The physiopathology of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a severe form of
Dengue Fever, is poorly understood. We are unable to identify patients likely to progress to …

Background The incidence of dengue is rising steadily in Malaysia since the first major
outbreak in 1973. Despite aggressive measures taken by the relevant authorities, Malaysia …

BACKGROUND: Singapore experienced its worst dengue outbreak in 30 years in 2004, with
9459 notified cases, of which 83% were hospitalized. OBJECTIVES: To determine predictors …

Background Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is considered to be associated with
secondary dengue infection. This study was conducted to note frequency of primary and …

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 …

Objectives To identify demographic, clinical and laboratory risk factors for death due to
dengue fever in adult patients in Singapore. Methods Multi-center retrospective study of …

Abstract Background/Purpose The impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) on clinical
severity of dengue has not been fully understood. We aimed to assess risk factors for …

Background Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease endemic in many countries in the
tropics and sub-tropics. The disease affects mainly children, but in recent years it is …