Risk factors associated with dengue complications and death: A cohort study in Peru.

Cesar Copaja-CorzoJavier Flores-CohailaGustavo Tapia-SequeirosJennifer Vilchez-CornejoMiguel Hueda-ZavaletaStalin VilcarromeroTomas Santana-TéllezJosé F ParodiSujey Gomez-ColqueVicente Aleixandre Benites-Zapata

Published in: PloS one (2024)

Elevated bilirubin was associated with death from dengue, whereas an increase in comorbidities and a history of previous dengue were related to a poor prognosis of the disease. Early identification of severe dengue would be more feasible with improved access to laboratory testing, particularly in tropical areas with a high dengue incidence.

Keyphrases

zika virus
aedes aegypti
dengue virus
poor prognosis
long non coding rna
risk factors
climate change
early onset