Management of dengue in Australian travellers: a retrospective multicentre analysis

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of dengue in returned Australian travellers, applying the revised WHO dengue classification (2009) to this population. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective case series analysis of confirmed dengue cases hospitalised at one of four Australian tertiary hospitals, January 2012 - May 2015. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical features, laboratory findings and outcomes of patients with dengue; dengue classification according to 2009 WHO guidelines. RESULTS: 208 hospitalised patients (median age, 32 years; range, 4-76 years) were included in the study. Dengue was most frequently acquired in Indonesia (94 ..