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| Title |
Serotype influences on dengue severity: a cross-sectional study on 485 confirmed dengue cases in Vitória, Brazil
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-016-1668-y |
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| Authors |
Creuza Rachel Vicente, Karl-Heinz Herbinger, Günter Fröschl, Camila Malta Romano, Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle, Crispim Cerutti Junior |
| Abstract |
Dengue is caused by a RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae, which presents four serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4) capable of inducing hemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of serotype on the outcome of dengue. This cross-sectional study included data from dengue cases with serotyping results that occurred between 2009 and 2013 in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Data were accessed through the Information System for Notifiable Diseases. Chi-square test, Fisher exact test, Mann-Whitney U test, and logistic regression were performed to assess associations between different serotypes and dengue severity, while considering gender and age. The sample consisted of 485 laboratory confirmed dengue cases, of which 46.4 % were females, with median age of 26 years. Regarding overall samples, 77.3 % were caused by DENV-1, 16.1 % by DENV-4, 6.4 % by DENV-2, and 0.2 % by DENV-3. Severe dengue affected 6.6 % of all cases, of which 32.3 % of the cases caused by DENV-2, 6.4 % of those caused by DENV-4, 4.5 % of those caused by DENV-1, and none of those caused by DENV-3. Severe dengue was found to be seven times more frequent among cases of DENV-2 than among those of the other serotypes. The present study found that cases of DENV-2 had a higher proportion of severe dengue than among those of DENV-1 and DENV-4. Consequently, early detection of serotypes circulating in the territory could be an important approach to prevent increasing numbers of severe outcomes during dengue outbreaks by predicting the health support needed for early diagnoses and treatment of dengue cases. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 272 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 11% |
| Researcher | 29 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 14% |
| Unknown | 87 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 38 | 14% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 38 | 14% |
| Unknown | 97 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
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