Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Shalini Dewan Duggal

Publications

• Research Article
  Clinical, Epidemiological and Microbiological Profile of Dengue Fever at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India
  Author(s): Avinash Kumar, Sharon Rainy Rongpharpi, Shalini Dewan Duggal, Renu Gur, Sanjay Choudhary and Pratima KhareAvinash Kumar, Sharon Rainy Rongpharpi, Shalini Dewan Duggal, Renu Gur, Sanjay Choudhary and Pratima Khare
  
  Dengue Fever (DF), Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) are topmost public health concerns today, especially in tropical and subtropical countries, mainly involving urban and semi-urban areas. It is estimated that two fifth of the population in tropical countries, around 2.5 billion people are vulnerable. Approximately, 50 million dengue infections occur worldwide of which 500,000 people are hospitalized with DHF annually. Nearly 90 percent of them are children less than five years old, and about 2.5 percent die. Dengue epidemics are occurring at an increased frequency and one or more types of serotypes circulate. During these epidemics, infection rate among virus naïve patients ranges from 40-90 percent. In India, Dengue is hyperendemic (Category A) and is a notifiable infectious disease. Our hospital has been identified as a Sentinel Surveillance centr.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-1420.1000110

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