Severe Dengue and Dengue–Malaria Coinfection: A Case Series from a Referral Hospital in Montería, Colombia
Clinics and Practice·
- DOI
- 10.3390/clinpract16080150
- PMID
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- PMCID
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- OpenAlex
- W7203627924
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
Concurrent illness presentation complicates clinical assessment in tropical zones, suggesting that healthcare systems require enhanced diagnostic triage and continuous patient observation strategies.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The investigation aims to characterize the demographic and clinical profiles of individuals diagnosed with severe dengue, dengue accompanied by warning signs, or concurrent malaria infection.
Study design
Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients over a five-year period at a single tertiary facility.
Population and setting
The analyzed group comprised fifty-three adults and children presenting with varying dengue severity levels or dual parasitic infection at a Colombian referral center.
Main findings
Female patients experienced severe disease more frequently, while males predominated in warning sign and coinfection categories. Clinical indicators such as fluid leakage and elevated blood concentration were prominent in severe cases, and coinfection accounted for the majority of recorded fatalities.
Public-health relevance
Concurrent illness presentation complicates clinical assessment in tropical zones, suggesting that healthcare systems require enhanced diagnostic triage and continuous patient observation strategies.
Important limitations
The reliance on historical medical records from one location restricts broader applicability and may reflect local documentation practices rather than universal disease patterns.
GIDS interpretation
This article offers descriptive epidemiological data that may serve as a reference point for literature mapping or historical trend analysis within diagnostic and therapeutic research domains.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 11 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.