2020
DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v28i1.45765
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Frequency of dengue infection in febrile patients attended Dhaka Medical College Hospital during January to December, 2018

Abstract: Introduction: Dengue is a major public health concern in our country. The alarming thing is that the seasonal trend of dengue infection is changing with time in Bangladesh due to climate change and unplanned urbanization. Our study was conducted to determine the frequency of dengue virus infection among the febrile patients in 2018 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and to observe the seasonal trend. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out on 899 febrile patients attended in DMCH from Janu… Show more

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“…A study from a non-endemic zone of Bangladesh during the 2019 outbreak also reveals similar findings [32]. Our comparison of studies conducted in DMCH in 2008 [20], 2016 [21], 2018 [22], and the current study also reveals a decreasing proportion of bleeding manifestations (e.g., melena). Melena was the most common form of bleeding followed by gum bleeding in the current study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
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“…A study from a non-endemic zone of Bangladesh during the 2019 outbreak also reveals similar findings [32]. Our comparison of studies conducted in DMCH in 2008 [20], 2016 [21], 2018 [22], and the current study also reveals a decreasing proportion of bleeding manifestations (e.g., melena). Melena was the most common form of bleeding followed by gum bleeding in the current study.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Finally, three original articles that fulfilled the criteria (i.e. Outbreak report of 2008 by Arif et al [13], 2016 by Pervin et al [20]; 2018 by Sultana et al [21]) were used for data extraction and comparison with the latest outbreak of 2019. The collective variables data from each of the above-mentioned reports were compared, specifically for differences in clinical manifestations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weakness, loose motion, loss of appetite, abdominal pain was also found in 14.8%, 5.4%, 7.1%, 3.9% patients respectively. Fever, headache, body pain, skin rash, vomiting/nausea-these are the most common symptoms that are typically seen in dengue patients and align with those found in related previous studies conducted in Dhaka (10,(25)(26)(27) . But some symptoms and complications found in the current study such as eye lesion/red eyes, seizures etc.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 86%
“…were less common in dengue patients previously in Bangladesh. Red eye was found among dengue patients of the year 2000 (28) , but not reported in the studies conducted in Dhaka in 2006,2007,2008,2016, 2018 (26)(27)29) . This symptom was again evident in patients of 2019 (30) and 2021.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Likewise, the majority (62%) of the confirmed case belonged to the 16–30 age group, with a mean age of 29 years in the 2002 outbreak [ 21 ]. Older adolescents and young adults also comprised the majority of the cases in 2016 (21–40; 55%), 2018 (15–29; 65%), and 2019 (21–40; 50%) outbreaks [ 28 30 ]. A similar result was reported in Sri Lanka in 2018 [ 31 ] and Ethiopia in 2017 [ 32 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%