Table 1. Characteristics of the 18 patients sampled in Santos (2010) with DENV2 disease.

Patient ID	City	Gender	Age (years)	Platelets (×1000/µl)	Clinical presentation*	Death
05	São Vicente	Female	25	174	Dengue fever	No
07	Santos	Female	34	253	Dengue fever	No
10	Guarujá	Female	37	152	Dengue fever	No
11	Santos	Male	53	179	Dengue fever	No
13	São Vicente	Female	74	120	Dengue fever	No
16	Santos	Female	22	200	Dengue fever	No
17	Santos	Male	47	237	Dengue fever	No
18	ND**	Female	16	39	ND**	Yes
25	ND**	Male	50	48	Dengue fever	No
28	Santos	Male	79	17	Severe (DSS)	Yes
42	Santos	Female	86	20	Severe (DHF)	No
44	São Vicente	Female	29	216	Dengue fever	No
45	Santos	Male	31	230	Dengue fever	No
47	Santos	Female	31	147	Dengue fever	No
49	Santos	Male	51	158	Dengue fever	No
51	Santos	Female	53	135	Dengue fever	No
52	Santos	Female	46	132	Dengue fever	No
327	Santos	Female	0***	ND**	Dengue fever	No

*The patients presenting severe dengue must present at least one of the follow clinical findings: plasma leakage (leading to DSS and/or respiratory distress); severe bleeding and severe organ involvement. This has been defined by the World Health Organization Guideline, 2009.

**ND not determined.

***one week.