Mortality and Severity Predictors of Dengue Fever
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Dengue fever epidemic had emerged in Bathinda, Punjab, India. During the summer of 2012 and the epidemic period a wide spectrum of atypical presentations of dengue fever had been observed. Our objective of this study was to retrospectively see the dengue outbreak which occurred in the years between 2012- 2013 and its causes of mortality and severity. In this study of dengue was analyzed in 100 patients of dengue like fever and investigated thoroughly for cause of fever. IgM and IgG were done by ELISA method. Out of the total patients 100 patients we found that 60 patients were IgG positive and 40 patients were IgM positive. Patients developed complication in the form of thrombocytopenia (platelets less than 150,000) and other hemorrhagic features. It was concluded from this study that a total of 100 patients who were serological positive with either IgG and IgM antibodies with the help of ELISA. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. Keywords: Dengue, Elisa, IgG/IgM
Authors and Affiliations
Jagjit Singh, M T Zeya, Geetika Dhir, Simarpreet Mann, Umrao Singh Bawa, Paramdeep Singh, Hardeep Sidhu, Tanish Dhir, Parneet Kaur Grewal
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