Predictive value of thrombocytopaenia in the diagnosis of dengue infection in outpatient settings

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 390-393

  Tong, Seng Fah ^a   Aziz, N A ^a   Chin, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dengue infection; Likelihood ratio; Sensitivity; Specificity; Thrombocytopaenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URBAN AREA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DENGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 42349089790     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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