Publication: Delayed care-seeking and outcome of dengue-infected patients
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2018-01-01
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17581133
00494755
00494755
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Mahidol University
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Tropical Doctor. Vol.48, No.1 (2018), 30-33
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Nantawan Wongchidwan, Yupaporn Wattanagoon, Viravarn Luvira, Sopon Iamsirithaworn Delayed care-seeking and outcome of dengue-infected patients. Tropical Doctor. Vol.48, No.1 (2018), 30-33. doi:10.1177/0049475517712889 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47109
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Delayed care-seeking and outcome of dengue-infected patients
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© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the effect of early (1–4 days after fever onset) and delayed (≥5 days) care-seeking on outcomes of dengue-infected patients. We used data of adult dengue-infected patients treated in Bangkok, Thailand between June 2012 and September 2013. There were 110 patients in the early care-seeking group and 100 in the delayed care-seeking group. There were no deaths. Bleeding complications were not significantly different between the two groups while the latter group had a significantly higher rate of admission compared with the former (98% versus 91.8%, respectively; P = 0.04). Being female was the only factor significantly associated with delayed care-seeking (63.0% versus 45.5%; P = 0.01).