Discriminating malaria and dengue fever in endemic areas: Clinical, biochemical and radiological criteria
| Autor: | Afreen Khan, Diksha Gaur, Richa Garg, Varun Kumar Kashyap, Vineet Jain, Arushi Chopra, Kanupriya Bajaj, Sunil Kohli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine medicine.diagnostic_test Epidemiology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Early detection Physical examination Tertiary care hospital medicine.disease Dengue fever Continuous variable 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Radiological weapon parasitic diseases medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Malaria |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 8:1204-1207 |
| ISSN: | 2213-3984 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cegh.2020.04.014 |
| Popis: | Background India bears a high burden of both dengue and malaria. An early distinction between the two could be invaluable in reducing mortality and morbidity. The objective of this study is to identify clinical, biochemical, and radiological parameters for the same, which could aid early detection and treatment of both diseases. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in South Delhi, India. 100 pre-diagnosed patients each of dengue and malaria were studied. Features on clinical examination, and results of radiological and biochemical investigations were recorded. Continuous variables were compared using t-test, whereas categorical variables were subjected to chi-square test. P-value of ≤0.05 was taken as significant. Results All patients presented with short pyrexia (fever Conclusion The study concludes that a distinction between dengue and malaria can be made on the basis of their clinical, radiological and biochemical findings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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