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Secondary infection and Den-3 serotype most common among dengue patients: a preliminary study

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Severity of dengue infection comprises virus virulence, genetics, infection types, age, nutritional status, and history of co-existing diseases. The study aimed to identify the most common characteristics of dengue patient according to the severity of infection in West Java province.

This cross sectional design data was obtained from 46 samples taken with purposive sampling technique. Data of dengue virus infection severity were obtained from medical records of patients; type of infection was determined by rapid diagnostic test examination at Loka Litbang P2B2 Ciamis; and examination of blood serum sample used reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine serotype of dengue virus patients. Data were analyzed by cross tabulation to describe distribution frequency between two variables.

Most common characteristics of severe dengue patients were women secondary infection scores 37 (80.4%) from 46 dengue patients and 2 (5.5%) patients categorized as severe dengue. Based on serotype, Den-3 serotype dominated scores 26 (56.5%) and 3 people (11.52%) include severe dengue.
The most common characteristics of dengue patients at five hospitals in West Java province based on severity of dengue virus infection was dominated by secondary infection and Den-3 serotype.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

Health Science Journal of Indonesia (HSJI) :1(1)20

Penerbit

Jakarta : Sekretariat Badan Litbangkes., 2010

Deskripsi Fisik

6p

Bahasa

ISBN/ISSN

2087-7021

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

dengue

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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