Seropositivity and history of hospitalisation for dengue in relation to anthropometric indices among Colombian children and adults

Barry, Mikayla R.; Villar, Luis; Herrán, Oscar F.; Lozano‐Parra, Anyela; Estupiñán, Mauren; Herrera, Víctor M.; Villamor, Eduardo

doi:10.1017/s0950268821000388

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“…One study modelled the role of anthropometric status on dengue in Colombian children in which DENV positivity was 60.8%. Waist circumference was positively correlated with seropositivity in females [17].…”

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Dengue Burden and Circulation of Dengue-2 Serotype Among Children Along With Clinical Profiling in Uttarakhand, India: A Cross-Sectional Study From 2018 to 2020

Badoni¹,

Gupta²,

Pai³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background: The multiple serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV) are always a major public concern for dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS).Objective: This study aimed to analyse the demographic characteristics and circulating serotypes of dengue among the paediatric age group.Methodology: One hundred forty-one clinically suspected children were enrolled in the study from 2018 to 2020 in a tertiary care hospital in Uttarakhand, India. Central tendency, frequency, and One-Way ANOVA were measured for continuous and categorical data. The Shapiro-Wilks test was used to calculate the normality assumption. Dengue NS1 Ag, IgM, and IgG antibodies ELISA were performed, and NS1-positive samples were further tested for molecular studies.Result: From one hundred forty-one suspected cases, 100 (70.92%) came positive for dengue NS1 antigen, 18 (12.76%), and three (2.12%) came positive for IgM and IgG antibodies respectively. Rest 20 (14.18%) samples came negative for dengue. Fever with chills (97.5%), headache (89%), and arthralgia (82%) were the most common clinical features. Molecular studies showed the dengue serotype-2 (DEN-2) was found in most cases, followed by the dengue-3 serotype (DEN-3). Conclusion: This is the preliminary study as the authors' best knowledge which demonstrate the burden of dengue in children with prevalent serotypes for consecutive three years in Uttarakhand. This study identifies that the serotype-2 (DEN-2) of the dengue virus was the primary cause of infection in children at the tertiary care hospital in northern India. These results will help further to understand the nature of the disease so that improved patient care management will imply. Further molecular studies on large sample sizes during the endemic would be helpful to gain knowledge of the actual load of the disease and the genetic characteristics of the virus.

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