The revised dengue fever classification in German travelers: clinical manifestations and indicators for severe disease

Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-28

  Hoffmeister, B ^a   Suttorp, N ^a   Zoller, T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthropod borne diseases; Dengue fever; Dengue shock syndrome; Emerging infectious diseases; Travel medicine; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENGUE; EMPORIATRICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TRAVEL MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925535358     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-014-0688-z     Document Type: Article

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