Evaluation of the WHO classification of dengue disease severity during an epidemic in 2011 in the state of Ceará, Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes, Mota, Lia Alves Martins, Lustosa, Gustavo Porto, Fortes, Mayara Carvalho, Mota, Davi Alves Martins, Lima, Antônio Afonso Bezerra, Coelho, Ivo Castelo Branco, Mourão, Maria Paula Gomes
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-02
RESUMO
In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new guideline that stratifies dengue-affected patients into severe (SD) and non-severe dengue (NSD) (with or without warning signs). To evaluate the new recommendations, we completed a retrospective cross-sectional study of the dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases reported during an outbreak in 2011 in northeastern Brazil. We investigated 84 suspected DHF patients, including 45 (53.6%) males and 39 (46.4%) females. The ages of the patients ranged from five-83 years and the median age was 29. According to the DHF/dengue shock syndrome classification, 53 (63.1%) patients were classified as having dengue fever and 31 (36.9%) as having DHF. According to the 2009 WHO classification, 32 (38.1%) patients were grouped as having NSD [4 (4.8%) without warning signs and 28 (33.3%) with warning signs] and 52 (61.9%) as having SD. A better performance of the revised classification in the detection of severe clinical manifestations allows for an improved detection of patients with SD and may reduce deaths. The revised classification will not only facilitate effective screening and patient management, but will also enable the collection of standardised surveillance data for future epidemiological and clinical studies.
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