Utility of the Tourniquet Test and the White Blood Cell Count to Differentiate Dengue among Acute Febrile Illnesses in the Emergency Room

J. Gregory, Christopher; Lorenzi, Olga; Colón, Lisandra; Sepúlveda García, Arleene; M. Santiago, Luis; Cruz Rivera, Ramón; Jossette Cuyar Bermúdez, Liv; Ortiz Báez, Fernando; Vázquez Aponte, Delanor; M. Tomashek, Kay; Rejas Gutiérrez, J.; I. Alvarado, Luisa

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001400

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Utility of the Tourniquet Test and the White Blood Cell Count to Differentiate Dengue among Acute Febrile Illnesses in the Emergency Room

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Dec 6, 2011

Authors:

Christopher J. Gregory

Olga Lorenzi

Lisandra Colón

Abstract

Dengue often presents with non-specific clinical signs, and given the current paucity of accurate, rapid diagnostic laboratory tests, identifying easily obtainable bedside markers of dengue remains a priority. Previous studies in febrile Asian children have suggested that the combination of a positi...

Subject

Dengue fever

Medicine

Leptospirosis

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