Abstract
Dengue-malaria co-infection reports are scarce. Of 1,723 consecutive febrile patients in Cayenne Hospital, 238 had dengue (174 early dengue fever cases) and 393 had malaria (371 acute malaria); 17 had both. Diagnosis of 1 of these 2 infections should not rule out testing for the other infection.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / complications*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
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Dengue / complications*
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Dengue / diagnosis
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Dengue / epidemiology*
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Disease Outbreaks
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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French Guiana / epidemiology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Malaria / complications*
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Malaria / diagnosis
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Malaria / epidemiology*
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Malaria, Falciparum / complications
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Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis
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Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
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Malaria, Vivax / complications
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Malaria, Vivax / diagnosis
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Malaria, Vivax / epidemiology
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Middle Aged
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Retrospective Studies
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin M