Are viral loads in the febrile phase a predictive factor of dengue disease severity?
Viral loads were significantly different in the febrile phase between different DENV serotypes, and do not appear to significantly associate with subsequent clinical disease severity in a large Sri Lankan cohort.
Authors
- Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9201-0449)
- N. L. A. Shyamali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-3308)
- Shyrar Tanussiya Ramu
- Graham S. Ogg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-045X)
- Ananda Wijewickrama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-1813)
- Tehani Silva
- Shashika Dayarathna
- Heshan Kuruppu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8745-8202)
- Chandima Jeewandara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5150-6648)
- Laksiri Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-7919)
- Dinuka Ariyaratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-5795)
Institutions
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura (LK)
- General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (LK)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (GB)
- MRC Human Immunology Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10152-2
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.80
Funders
- World Bank Group
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases