TABLE 1.
Characteristics of dengue-confirmed adult acute febrile patients
Total number of patients | 100 |
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No. of females/males | 37/63 |
Average age of patients in years (range) | 28.42 (17–63) |
Average days post onset of clinical symptoms (range) | 7.5 (3-12) |
Number of primary/secondary dengue infections a | 63/37 |
Primary and secondary infections were classified using capture ELISA (PanBio) according to WHO guidelines. Primary infections were defined as those with an IgM/IgG ratio > 1.2 and secondary infections were defined as those with an IgM/IgG ratio < 1.2.