Challenges in Dengue Fever in the Elderly: Atypical Presentation and Risk of Severe Dengue and Hospita-Acquired Infection

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Emily K. Rowe ,

* E-mail: Emily_Rowe@ttsh.com.sg

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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Yee-Sin Leo,

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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Joshua G. X. Wong,

Affiliation Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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Tun-Linn Thein,

Affiliation Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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Victor C. Gan,

Affiliation Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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Linda K. Lee,

Affiliation Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore
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David C. Lye

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Reader Comments

Could the authors check the title? It looks like there is a typo: "Hospita-Acquired" should probably be "Hospital-Acquired".

No competing interests declared.

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