Dengue
Conditions
Interventions
Different algorithms clinical diagnosis of dengue will be compared in a outpatient unit. Control Group ( clinical algorithm proposed by WHO 2009): 150 subjects will undergo the standard protocol for t
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of both genders over 18 years assisted in Emergency Care Units in Rio de Janeiro, with fever for up to 3 days without other infectious etiology.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pediatric patients and those with other infectious etiology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accurate, more sensitive and specific case definition to guide the rapid test request and appropriate referral of the case. To compare Likelihood Ratios and Diagnostic Odds Ratios of each model.;Reliability of each clinical prediction rule measured by kappa values ??interpreted according to Landis and Koch, 1977. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Need to review clinical case defined as at least a return to emergency unit | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSibelle Buonora
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed