Prevalence of Patients with Acute Febrile Illnesses and Positive Dengue NS1 Tests in a Tertiary Hospital in Papua New Guinea
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Because the prevalence of dengue fever in urban settings in Papua New Guinea is unknown, we investigated the presence of dengue using the NS1 antigen test in an outpatient-based prospective observational study at Port Moresby General Hospital. Of 140 patients with acute febrile illnesses, dengue fever was diagnosed in 14.9% (20 of 134; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 9.6-22.4). Malaria (2 of 137; 1.5%; 95% CI = 0.3-5.7), chikungunya (3 of 140; 2.1%; 95% CI = 0.6-6.6), and bacterial bloodstream infections (0 of 80; 0%; 95% CI = 0-5.7) were uncommon. Dengue fever should no longer be considered rare in Papua New Guinea.
Authors: Viola Asigau, Evelyn K. Lavu, William J. H. McBride, Eric Biloh, Francis Naroi, Egi Koana, John K. Ferguson, Moses Laman
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: James Cook University
OpenAlex ID: W1992135592