Differential diagnosis of chikungunya, dengue viral infection and other acute febrile illnesses in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 459-463

  Laoprasopwattana, Kamolwish ^a   Kaewjungwad, Lamy ^a   Jarumanokul, Roongrueng ^a   Geater, Alan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Dengue viral infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MYALGIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARTHRALGIA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COINFECTION; DENGUE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

EID: 84860253489     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824bb06d     Document Type: Article

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