Evaluation of the diagnostic value of the tourniquet test in predicting severe dengue cases in a population from Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Evaluation of the diagnostic value of the tourniquet test in predicting severe dengue cases in a population from Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Introduction Dengue is prevalent in many tropical and sub-tropical regions. The clinical diagnosis of dengue is still complex, and not much data are available. This work aimed at assessing the diagnostic accuracy of the tourniquet test in patients with suspected dengue infection and its positivity i...

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Main Authors: Alice Costa Antunes, Geancarlo Laporte Oliveira, Leidiane Ileila Nunes, Luiz Alberto Guedes Filho, Rafael Santos Prado, Hugo Rezende Henriques, Aristides Jose Carvalho Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Dengue
Tourniquet test
Diagnosis
Brazil
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