Clinical and microbiological profile of Acute Dengue infection in teaching hospital

Over the past two decades, there has been global increase in the frequency of dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and its epidemics, with a concomitant increase in disease incidence. Objective: To study the clinical and microbiological profile of Dengue infection and correlating clinical and microbiological profile in children in S.V.R.R.G.G.H, Tirupati.Hospital based Prospective study included Children age group of 1-12 years presenting with fever assessed clinically, serologically and managed as for WHO protocol and will be followed for outcome. Of the 514 children tested 248(48.2%) were found to be positive for IgM antibodies to dengue by IgM capture.