Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 229-237 , March 2010

Clinical, epidemiological and virological features of dengue virus infections in vietnamese patients presenting to primary care facilities with acute undifferentiated fever

  • Khoa T.D. Thai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & AIDS, Academic Medical Center, F4-217, P.O. Box 22700, Amsterdam 1100 DE, the Netherlands
    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Center for Infection and Immunity (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tel.: +84 8 9237954; fax: +84 8 9238904.
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  • Hoang Lan Phuong

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & AIDS, Academic Medical Center, F4-217, P.O. Box 22700, Amsterdam 1100 DE, the Netherlands
    • Tropical Diseases Clinical Research Center, Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • Tran Thi Thanh Nga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • Phan Trong Giao

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Diseases Clinical Research Center, Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • Le Quoc Hung

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Diseases Clinical Research Center, Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • Nguyen Van Nam

      Affiliations

    • Binh Thuan Medical College, Phan Thiet City, Viet Nam
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  • Tran Quang Binh

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Diseases Clinical Research Center, Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • Cameron Simmons

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK
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  • Jeremy Farrar

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK
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  • Tran Thinh Hien

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • H. Rogier van Doorn

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK
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  • Menno D. de Jong

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Division of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK
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  • Peter J. de Vries

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & AIDS, Academic Medical Center, F4-217, P.O. Box 22700, Amsterdam 1100 DE, the Netherlands
    • Center for Infection and Immunity (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

,Accepted 10 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.003

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 229-237 , March 2010

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