Table 2.

Scoring to differentiate dengue monoinfection and dengue-malaria coinfection

Criteria towards dengue	Score
Male gender	1
C-reactive protein >5 mg/L	9
Age >15 years old	1
Platelet count <100.109/L	2
Haematocrit <36%	1

Criteria fulfilled by the patient

1. Score <10: low risk of malaria

2. Score ≥10: Indication for parasite examination

Sensitivity of 0.997 (95% CI 0.995–1); specificity of 0.41 (95% CI 0.32–0.50)

Cited from: Epelboin et al. [52]