Comorbidities increase in-hospital mortality in dengue patients in Brazil



Título del documento: Comorbidities increase in-hospital mortality in dengue patients in Brazil
Revue: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000420029
ISSN: 0074-0276
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos em Saude Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidad de Guanajuato, Departamento de Medicina, Guanajuato. México
3Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, Rhone-Alpes. Francia
4Ariana Pharmaceuticals, París. Francia
5Sanofi Pasteur, Ciudad de México. México
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Volumen: 113
Número: 8
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés Dengue remains an unmet public health burden. We determined risk factors for dengue in-hospital mortality in Brazil. Of 326,380 hospitalised dengue cases in 9-45-year-old individuals, there were 971 deaths. Risk of dying was 11-times higher in the presence of underlying common comorbidities (renal, infectious, pulmonary disease and diabetes), similar to the risk of dying from severe dengue and much higher with the combination. Ensuring access to integrated dengue preventative measures in individuals aged ≥ 9 years including those with comorbidities may help achieve the WHO objective of 50% reduction in mortality and 25% reduction in morbidity due to dengue by 2020
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Microbiología,
Salud pública,
Dengue,
Fiebre hemorrágica,
Comorbilidad,
Mortalidad
Keyword: Microbiology,
Public health,
Dengue,
Hemorrhagic fever,
Comorbidity,
Mortality
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