| dengue haemorrhagic fever in children in the 1996 delhi epidemic. | an epidemic of dengue haemorrhagic fever (dhf) occurred in delhi in 1996. a total of 240 children between the age of 4 months to 13 years of either sex, admitted in one hospital, were evaluated. two hundred and sixteen (90%) children were from delhi. a clinical diagnosis of dengue fever (df) was made in 25 (10%), dengue fever with unusual bleeding (dfb) in 22 (9%), dhf in 80 (33%) and dengue shock syndrome (dss) in 113 (47%) of the children strictly according to the who classification. the age p ... | 1999 | 10492762 |
| dengue virus infection during post-epidemic period in delhi, india. | dengue fever (df) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (dhf) are major public health problems in india. during the period following an epidemic, a study was carried out using virological and serological tests for confirmation of suspected cases of dengue virus infection in fever cases presenting to the all india institute of medical sciences. serum samples of suspected df/dhf cases were processed from january to december 1997. in 37 samples from patients with fever of less than 5-day duration, received ... | 1999 | 10774660 |