A Cohort Study of Adult Patients with Severe Dengue in Taiwanese Intensive Care Units: The Elderly and APTT Prolongation Matter for Prognosis

Chih-Cheng Hsieh; Cong-Tat Cia; Jen-Chieh Lee; Junne-Ming Sung; Nan-Yao Lee; Po-Lin Chen; Te-Hui Kuo; Jo-Yen Chao; Wen-Chien Ko

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005270

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A Cohort Study of Adult Patients with Severe Dengue in Taiwanese Intensive Care Units: The Elderly and APTT Prolongation Matter for Prognosis

Chih-Cheng Hsieh,

Affiliation Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2742-3268

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Cong-Tat Cia,

Affiliation Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Jen-Chieh Lee,

Affiliation Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Junne-Ming Sung,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Nan-Yao Lee,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Po-Lin Chen,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Te-Hui Kuo,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department and Graduate Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Jo-Yen Chao,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wen-Chien Ko

* E-mail: winston3415@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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A Cohort Study of Adult Patients with Severe Dengue in Taiwanese Intensive Care Units: The Elderly and APTT Prolongation Matter for Prognosis

Chih-Cheng Hsieh,
Cong-Tat Cia,
Jen-Chieh Lee,
Junne-Ming Sung,
Nan-Yao Lee,
Po-Lin Chen,
Te-Hui Kuo,
Jo-Yen Chao,
Wen-Chien Ko

Published: January 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005270

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