The 2001 dengue epidemic in Chennai
The 2001 dengue epidemic in Chennai
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DOI：
10.1007/bf02731664
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Satyanarayana, K.
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
Kabilan, L.;Balasubramanian, S.;Satyanarayana, K.
登革热正在泰米尔纳德邦成为一个严重的公共卫生问题。目前的监测系统不太可能提供有关登革热流行病学的适当信息，这对规划和制定相关的登革热控制/预防措施至关重要。目的：在2001年11月至2002年1月期间，对印度泰米尔纳德邦一家主要的私立转诊儿科医院坎奇·卡马科蒂儿童信托医院(KKCTH)的临床登革热儿童进行了一项描述性研究，以确定登革热负担的大小、根据临床表现这种疾病的自然发病情况以及住院儿童感染的转归(
Dengue is emerging as a serious public health problem in Tamil Nadu. The present surveillance system is unlikely to generate proper information on the epidemiology of the disease, which is essential for planning and development of relevant control/preventive measures against dengue. Objective : Between November 2001 and January 2002, a descriptive study was undertaken on children with clinical dengue attending Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital (KKCTH, a major private referral pediatric hospital in Tamil Nadu, India) to define the magnitude of dengue burden, the natural hostory of this disease in terms of clinical presentation, and outcome of the infections in hospitalized children (