Successful Outpatient Management of Children at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan in a Dengue Fever Epidemic and Their Clinical Outcomes.
Ammara FarooqBrekhna AurangzebTaimur Khalil SheikhHuma BashirMaryam GhunchaTehmina MustafaPublished in: Journal of tropical medicine (2021)
The majority of children with confirmed DF who received outpatient treatment according to WHO 2009 guidelines were successfully managed. Additionally, confirmed DF with warning signs or SD were admitted and recovered. Regular follow-ups according to the guidelines are pertinent. Thrombocytopenia and high HCT were associated with disease progression.