Severe dengue: questioning the paradigm

Bernadette Murgue

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2009.11.006

Severe dengue: questioning the paradigm

Microbes Infect. 2010 Feb;12(2):113-8. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.11.006. Epub 2009 Nov 17.

Author

Bernadette Murgue¹

Affiliation

¹ Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Maladies Infectieuses, 101 rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Paris, France. bernadette.murgue@inserm.fr

PMID: 19925879
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.11.006

Abstract

Severe dengue has been recognised for more than 200 years, but attempts to define, categorize and explain the condition have hotly contested for more than four decades. Resolution of this controversy may provide new insights for the management of patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dengue / classification
Dengue / epidemiology
Dengue / virology
Dengue Virus / pathogenicity
Humans
Severe Dengue / classification*
Severe Dengue / epidemiology
Severe Dengue / virology
World Health Organization