The value of daily platelet counts for predicting dengue shock syndrome: Results from a prospective observational study of 2301 Vietnamese children with dengue.

Phung Khanh LamTran Van NgocTruong Thi Thu ThuyNguyen Thi Hong VanTran Thi Nhu ThuyDong Thi Hoai TamNguyen Minh DungNguyen Thi Hanh TienNguyen Tan Thanh KieuCameron SimmonsBridget WillsMarcel Wolbers

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

Daily monitoring of platelet counts is important to help identify patients at high risk of DSS. Development of dynamic prediction models that incorporate signs, symptoms, and daily laboratory measurements, could improve DSS prediction and thereby reduce the burden on health services in endemic areas.

Keyphrases

zika virus
physical activity
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
peripheral blood
young adults
case report
depressive symptoms