Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 147-153 , February 2006

Distinguishing dengue fever from other infections on the basis of simple clinical and laboratory features: Application of logistic regression analysis

  • David Chadwick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore
    • Department of Infection and Travel Medicine, The James Cook university Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1642 854 339; fax: +44 1642 854 462.
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  • Barbara Arch

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GS, UK
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  • Annelies Wilder-Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore
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  • Nicholas Paton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore

Received 13 April 2005 ,Revised 10 June 2005 ,Accepted 17 June 2005.

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PII: S1386-6532(05)00172-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.06.002

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 147-153 , February 2006

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