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Zinc deficiency in children with dengue viral infection

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2019

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20367503

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10.4081/pr.2019.7386

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Pediatric Reports. Vol 11, No.1 (2019)

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Rerksuppaphol L., Rerksuppaphol S. Zinc deficiency in children with dengue viral infection. Pediatric Reports. Vol 11, No.1 (2019). doi:10.4081/pr.2019.7386 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/5581

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Zinc deficiency in children with dengue viral infection

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Rerksuppaphol L.
 Rerksuppaphol S.

Abstract

Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent in low-income countries, with dramatic consequences to child health, in particular by impairing the immune system resulting in infection. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of zinc deficiency in Thai children who were admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of the dengue viral infection. Standard cut-off values according to age, sex, time of blood collection, and fasting status were used to define zinc levels. 32 patients were included in the analysis: The mean age was 7.3 years, of whom 56.3% were males. 11 (34.4%) patients were diagnosed with dengue hemorrhagic fever and the remaining had dengue fever. The prevalence of zinc deficiency was 46.7%, with boys having a higher risk of zinc deficiency than girls (OR=7.3: 95%CI: 1.5-36.6). Fever duration and length of hospital stay were longer in children with zinc deficiency compared to those who had normal levels, albeit without a significant difference. The results of this study provide the rationale for larger studies that will better elucidate the relationship between zinc levels and the clinical outcomes of dengue disease. ©Copyright L. Rerksuppaphol and S. Rerksuppaphol, 2019.

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Alanine aminotransferase
 Aspartate aminotransferase
 Zinc
 Alanine aminotransferase blood level
 Article
 Ascites
 Aspartate aminotransferase level
 Blood sampling
 Body mass
 Child
 Child nutrition
 Clinical article
 Clinical feature
 Cross-sectional study
 Dengue
 Dengue hemorrhagic fever
 Disease duration
 Female
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
 Headache
 Human
 Hypovolemic shock
 Length of stay
 Leukopenia
 Male
 Myalgia
 Nausea and vomiting
 Pleura effusion
 Prevalence
 Rash
 School child
 Thai (people)
 Thrombocytopenia
 Zinc blood level
 Zinc deficiency

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