2022
Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico
Paz-Bailey G, Sánchez-González L, Torres-Velasquez B, Jones E, Perez-Padilla J, Sharp T, Lorenzi O, Delorey M, Munoz-Jordan J, Tomashek K, Waterman S, Alvarado L, Rivera-Amill V. Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1949-1958. PMID: 35510941, PMCID: PMC10015274, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere plasma leakageSevere dengueReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionPlasma leakageSevere bleedingDengue virusHistory of feverDays of presentationTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionYear oldsNonsevere dengueOrgan involvementCommon presentationPediatric patientsClinical manifestationsDengue patientsEmergency departmentLaboratory findingsIgM enzymePatientsSerum samplesImmunosorbent assayDengueChain reactionBleeding
2021
Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of severe dengue impede vaccine evaluation
Sharp T, Anderson K, Katzelnick L, Clapham H, Johansson M, Morrison A, Harris E, Paz-Bailey G, Waterman S. Knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of severe dengue impede vaccine evaluation. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021, 22: e42-e51. PMID: 34265259, PMCID: PMC11379041, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30871-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralDengueDengue VirusHumansProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSevere DengueVaccinesConceptsDengue virus infectionSevere dengueVirus infectionDisease severityAnti-dengue virus antibodiesMajor organ failureHospital admissionOrgan failureVaccine evaluationClinical spectrumVaccine trialsPrevious infectionRisk factorsVirus antibodiesClinical studiesClinical practiceDengue virusStudy participantsInfectionLack of specificityHost factorsVirus characteristicsDengueEpidemiologyRange of ages