Table 5. Duration from the onset of warning signs to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and severe dengue (SD).
Warning signs | Days to DHF* | Days to SD* |
Abdominal pain or tenderness | 1 (1–4) | 2 (8–2) |
Persistent vomiting | 2 (1–6) | 2 (1–5.7) |
Hepatomegaly | 3 (3–3.9) | 1.5 (1–2) |
Hematocrit rise and rapid platelet count drop | 1 (1–3) | 3 (1–7.6) |
Clinical fluid accumulation | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–8) |
Mucosal bleeding | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–8.5) |
Lethargyx | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–8) |
Median (5th–95th percentiles),
Years 2007 and 2008 cohorts only.