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| Souza,Luiz José de; Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro; Soares,Leandro Cordeiro; Soares,Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro; Ribas,Bruno Fernandes; Alves,Felipe Pinto; Vieira,Fabíola Rodrigues; Pessanha,Felipe Eulálio Baldi. |
| The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of dengue virus infection on liver function by measuring aminotransferase in blood samples from patients serologically diagnosed by according to two MAC-ELISA protocols. Degrees of liver damage were classified according to aminotransferase levels: grade A - normal enzyme levels; grade B - increased levels of at least one of the enzymes; grade C - increased, with at least one of the enzymes being at levels higher than three times the upper reference values; grade D - acute hepatitis, with aminotransferase levels at least ten times their normal values. Of the 169 serologically confirmed cases of dengue at the dengue referral center in Campos dos Goytacazes in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 65.1%... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dengue; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Aminotransferases; Hepatitis. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400007 |
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