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Table 3 Proportion of severe vs non-severe dengue cases admitted from ambulatory care using either current admission practice or using warning signs as admission criteria (percentage of cases (95% confidence interval))

From: Utility of warning signs in guiding admission and predicting severe disease in adult dengue

 

DHF I-IV

P-value

Non-DHF I-IV

P-value

Admission criteria + clinical judgment

59% (46%, 70%)

0.02

12% (8%, 16%)

<0.01

WS

79% (67%, 87%)

 

48% (43%, 54%)

 
 

DHF II-IV

P-value

Non-DHF II-IV

P-value

Admission criteria + clinical judgment

56% (4%, 71%)

<0.01

16% (12%, 20%)

<0.01

WS

100.0% (88%, 100%)

 

48% (43%, 54%)

 
 

SD

P-value

Non-SD

P-value

Admission criteria + clinical judgment

69% (39%, 91%)

0.13

19% (15%, 23%)

<0.01

WS

100.0% (66%, 100%)

 

52% (47%, 58%)

 
  1. WS Warning signs, DHF dengue hemorrhagic fever, SD severe dengue.
  2. P-values indicate the significance of the difference in proportion between current admission practice and using warning signs as admission criteria.