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Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2014
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May 2016
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):891-894. -
Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:During a 2014 outbreak, 450 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted to the University Hospital of Pointe-Ã -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.
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Pubmed ID:27088710
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4861514
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