Table 1 Clinical symptoms of studied travellers. Travellers with confirmed dengue virus infection are compared with febrile travellers without dengue (negative dengue serology and negative dengue RT-PCR).
From: Clinical features and pitfalls in the laboratory diagnosis of dengue in travellers
| Â | Travellers with confirmed dengue infection (n = 69) | Febrile travellers without dengue (n = 1,035) | OR (95% CI) confirmed vs. fever controls |
|---|---|---|---|
Fever (%) | 56/69 (81.2) | 1,035/1,035 (100) | - |
Headache (%) | 41/66 (62.1) | 460/941 (48.9) | 1.7 (1.0–3.0) |
Muscle pain (%) | 33/66 (50.0) | 354/940 (37.7) | 1.7 (0.98–2.8) |
Diarrhoea (%) | 30/69 (43.5) | 397/1,035 (38.4) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) |
Nausea (%) | 15/67 (22.4) | 189/944 (20.0) | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) |
Skin rash (%) | 16/68 (23.5) | 85/948 (9.0) | 3.1 (1.6–5.9) |