Đặc điểm lâm sàng và xét nghiệm của virus sốt xuất huyết ở người lớn bị nhiễm tại Hà Nội năm 2013

All patients (60) clinically suspected to have dengue infection were tested. Among them, 22 patients had fever ranging from 38.2 - 40.1°C (mean temperature 39.2°C). Most patients were admitted on the 3rd-4th day of illness (range 1 - 7 days). The most prominent clinical manifestations included myalgia, anorexia, rashes, abdominal pain, flushed skin and abdominal tenderness. Laboratory results showed that 24 samples (40 percent) were positive for dengue specific antibodies using IgM/lgG capture ELISA. 8 samples (13.33 percent) were positive for the dengue virus specific nucleic acid. All four dengue serotypes were tested, among which dengue virus 1 (37.5 percent) and 2 (62.5 percent) were the two common serotypes.