Concurrent dengue and malaria in Cayenne Hospital, French Guiana.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 15(4): 668-71, 2009 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19331769
Dengue-malaria co-infection reports are scarce. Of 1,723 consecutive febrile patients in Cayenne Hospital, 238 had dengue (174 early dengue fever cases) and 393 had malaria (371 acute malaria); 17 had both. Diagnosis of 1 of these 2 infections should not rule out testing for the other infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
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Dengue
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Malaria
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
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Guyana
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Guyana francesa
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
French Guiana
Country of publication:
United States