title: Severe dengue virus infection in pediatric travelers visiting friends and relatives after travel to the Caribbean.
abstract: Of eight children given a diagnosis of dengue, a complicated course developed in three (38%), including one infant with dengue shock syndrome. Children visiting friends and relatives in dengue-endemic regions are at risk for severe dengue-associated morbidity. Children of families originally from these locations may benefit from pre-travel advice and may represent candidates for a future dengue vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Bronx Center for Travel and International Health, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, USA. nkrishna@bronxleb.org
authors.forename: Nivedita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Murli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Purswani
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D053059:Dengue Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D053059:Dengue Vaccines