Markers of prolonged hospitalisation in severe dengue.

Mario ReckerWim A FleischmannTrinh Huu NghiaNguyen Van TruongLe Van NamDo Duc AnhLe Huu SongNguyen Trong TheChu Xuan AnhNguyen Viet HoangNhat My TruongNguyen Linh ToanPeter G KremsnerThirumalaisamy P Velavan

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

This study demonstrates that the time since dengue symptom onset is one of the most significant predictors for the length of hospital stays, independent of the assigned severity score. Pre-hospital symptom durations need to be accounted for to evaluate clinically relevant biomarkers of dengue hospitalisation trajectories.

Keyphrases

zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
depressive symptoms
early onset
patient reported
emergency department