Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rollé, Amélie ; Schepers, Kinda ; Cassadou, Sylvie ; Curlier, Elodie ; Madeux, Benjamin ; Hermann-Storck, Cécile ; Fabre, Isabelle ; Lamaury, Isabelle ; Tressières, Benoit ; Thiery, Guillaume ; Hoen, Bruno
• Description:
  During a 2014 outbreak, 450 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted to the University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Of these, 110 were nonpregnant adults; 42 had severe disease, and of those, 25 had severe sepsis or septic shock and 12 died. Severe sepsis may be a rare complication of chikungunya virus infection.
• Subjects:
  Chikungunya Chikv Dispatch Septic Shock Severe Sepsis Severe Sepsis And Septic Shock Associated With Chikungunya Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2014 Vector-Borne Infections Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):891-894.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Guadeloupe
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha-512:ebb62a55980b2985585e4f7f9c30e0e392b96d5b37196845be918262e9a315adee4df265b151ad9fa062774c5f2d12eca3f1601f32b57eef311ae998d6ca466c
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