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The incidence, characteristics, and presentation of dengue virus infections during infancy.

ABSTRACT: Infants are a vulnerable and unique population at risk for dengue in endemic areas. This report describes the incidence and presenting clinical features of infant dengue virus (DENV) infections from a prospective community-based study performed between January 2007 and May 2009 in the Philippines. DENV3 was the predominant infecting serotype over a wide spectrum of disease severity, ranging from inapparent infection to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). In 2007, the incidence of inapparent DENV infections during infancy was 103 per 1,000 persons person-years and 6-fold higher than symptomatic dengue. The age-specific incidence of infant DHF was 0.5 per 1,000 persons over the age of 3-8 months, and it disappeared by age 9 months. A febrile seizure, macular rash, petechiae, and lower platelet count were presenting clinical features associated with DENV infection among infants with acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses. Community-based studies can help to delineate the incidence rates, disease spectrum, and clinical features of DENV infections during infancy.

SUBMITTER: Capeding RZ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2813177 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The incidence, characteristics, and presentation of dengue virus infections during infancy.

Capeding Rosario Z RZ Brion Job D JD Caponpon Mercydina M MM Gibbons Robert V RV Jarman Richard G RG Yoon In-Kyu IK Libraty Daniel H DH

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20100201 2

Infants are a vulnerable and unique population at risk for dengue in endemic areas. This report describes the incidence and presenting clinical features of infant dengue virus (DENV) infections from a prospective community-based study performed between January 2007 and May 2009 in the Philippines. DENV3 was the predominant infecting serotype over a wide spectrum of disease severity, ranging from inapparent infection to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). In 2007, the incidence of inapparent DENV inf ...[more]

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