Publications by authors named "Elsa M Rojas"
Article Synopsis
- A study in Colombia aimed to identify factors that predict mortality in dengue patients, highlighting the need for risk assessment and timely treatment to reduce fatalities in endemic regions.
- Researchers analyzed data from 110 fatal cases and 217 nonfatal controls, finding that certain symptoms like respiratory distress and jaundice significantly increased the risk of death, while symptoms like retro-ocular pain and nausea were less common in fatal cases.
- The findings suggest that recognizing severe dengue features can improve patient triage and management, potentially lowering the 98% preventable mortality rate emphasized by the World Health Organization.
Objective: To estimate the age-specific incidence of symptomatic dengue and chikungunya in Colombia.
Method: A passive facility-based fever surveillance study was conducted among individuals with undifferentiated fever. Confirmatory diagnostics included serological and molecular tests in paired samples, and surveillance's underreporting was assessed using capture-recapture methods.
Background: Glutathione peroxidase (GP) can be used as a marker of oxidative stress in infectious diseases.
Aim: To evaluate the association between the levels of glutathione peroxidase (GP) and the manifestations and complications of dengue.
Patients And Methods: Between April 2003 and December 2004, 161 patients with dengue were prospectively evaluated.