The global diabetes epidemic: what does it mean for infectious diseases in tropical countries?

R Van Crevel, S Van De Vijver… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Tropical countries are experiencing a substantial rise in type 2 diabetes, which is often
undiagnosed or poorly controlled. Since diabetes is a risk factor for many infectious …

Prevalence of acute kidney injury among dengue cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Bushi, M Shabil, BK Padhi, M Ahmed… - Transactions of The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Numerous studies have shown a correlation between dengue virus (DENV) infection and
kidney disease. However, there is no existing meta-analysis on the prevalence of kidney …

Risk factors for mortality in patients with dengue: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

GCL Chagas, AR Rangel, LM Noronha… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate risk factors for mortality in dengue. Methods We performed a
systematic review and meta‐analysis searching MEDLINE, Embase, SciELO, LILACS …

Prevalence of chronic comorbidities in dengue fever and West Nile virus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Badawi, R Velummailum, SG Ryoo, A Senthinathan… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Flavivirus diseases such as dengue fever (DENV), West Nile virus (WNV), Zika
and yellow fever represent a substantial global public health concern. Preexisting chronic …

Predicting the severity of dengue fever in children on admission based on clinical features and laboratory indicators: application of classification tree analysis

K Phakhounthong, P Chaovalit, P Jittamala… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Dengue fever is a re-emerging viral disease commonly occurring in tropical and
subtropical areas. The clinical features and abnormal laboratory test results of dengue …

Diabetes, cardiac disorders and asthma as risk factors for severe organ involvement among adult dengue patients: A matched case-control study

J Pang, JP Hsu, TW Yeo, YS Leo, DC Lye - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Progression to severe organ involvement due to dengue infection has been associated with
severe dengue disease, intensive care treatment, and mortality. However, there is a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of mortality and prolonged hospital stay among dengue patients attending tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis

TH Mallhi, AH Khan, A Sarriff, AS Adnan, YH Khan - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Dengue imposes substantial economic, societal and personal burden in terms of
hospital stay, morbidity and mortality. Early identification of dengue cases with high …

Blood glucose promotes dengue virus infection in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

SC Weng, PN Tsao, SH Shiao - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Dengue fever is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease
globally. More than 2.5 billion people live in dengue-endemic areas. Previous studies …

Evaluation of risk factors associated with the development of MDR-and XDR-TB in a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective cohort study

A Saifullah, TH Mallhi, YH Khan, MS Iqbal, NH Alotaibi… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) infringes substantial burden in terms of
longer treatment duration, morbidity and mortality. Timely identification of patients at risks of …

[HTML][HTML] Acute kidney injury due to tropical infectious diseases and animal venoms: a tale of 2 continents

EA Burdmann, V Jha - Kidney International, 2017 - Elsevier
South and Southeast Asia and Latin American together comprise 46 countries and are home
to approximately 40% of the world population. The sociopolitical and economic …