Coagulation abnormalities in Dengue fever infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Tiruneh Adane, Solomon Getawa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009666; https://doaj.org/article/ced75dbbc9444384933ce9769d9f1c0f

Background Coagulation mechanisms are reported to be affected in dengue illness and evidenced by prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time (PT). The main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the magnitude of coagulation abnormalities among...