APRI as a predictor of severe dengue fever.

Introduction: The AST/platelet ratio index (APRI) is a well-researched indicator of liver fibrosis. Some studies have shown that APRI can be used as a predictor of severe dengue, but the data is limited. As dengue epidemics are common in our country with limited healthcare resources, we believe APRI can help emergency physicians/primary physicians in predicting the severity of dengue and plan for the appropriate use of limited healthcare resources.

Chest CT severity score as a predictor of mortality and short-term prognosis in COVID-19.

Background: As India was slowly coming out of shock from the second wave wrecked by the Delta strain, the world population is now struck once again with a new strain of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), designated as B.1.1.