| Abstrakt: |
A recent study conducted by the University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University in the Netherlands evaluated the effectiveness of warning signs proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in detecting severe dengue in children. The study analyzed data from children with clinical dengue infection in Jakarta between 2009 and 2018. The researchers found that in infants, liver enlargement and clinical fluid accumulation were important warning signs for severe dengue, while in older children and adolescents, an increase in hematocrit with a concurrent rapid decrease in platelet count was most discriminative. The study provides valuable insights for healthcare professionals in identifying severe dengue in children. [Extracted from the article] |
