Prognosis and mortality risk in elderly patients with dengue virus infection: Excess fatality and the urgent need for revising current WHO criteria for elderly patients
The current WHO criteria may be insufficient for the timely identification of dengue in the elderly population. Excess mortality in this group underscores the urgent need for updated guidelines. Neurological symptoms, pleural effusion at presentation, and organ impairment during hospitalization are key predictors of mortality in elderly dengue patients.
Authors
- Chien‐Hsiang Tai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-3202)
- Wen-Chi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5556-1460)
- Nan–Yao Lee
- Hao-Min Lan
- Jui-Chi Hsu
- Ing‐Kit Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-5347)
- Yi-Chun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6930-1712)
- Min-Jia Jeng
Institutions
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102855
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27