Chikungunya Infection in Hospitalized Febrile Infants Younger Than 3 Months of Age

• Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 736
• Main Authors: Elenga, Narcisse, Folin, Marion, Vandamme, Yves-Marie, Cuadro-Alvarez, Emma, Long, Laurence, Njuieyon, Falucar, Martin, Elise, Kom-Tchameni, Rémi, Defo, Antoine, Herinantenaina Razafindrakoto, Sitraka, Mrsic, Yajaira, Couppie, Pierre, Nacher, Mathieu, Dufour, Julie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Body Temperature; Calcitonin - blood; Chikungunya Fever - complications; Chikungunya Fever - epidemiology; Female; Fever - epidemiology; Fever - etiology; French Guiana - epidemiology; Hospitalization; Humans; Infant; Irritable Mood; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Retrospective Studies; ROC Curve

Fever in infants younger than 3 months is generally a cause for concern because of the risk for a serious bacterial infection. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and biologic features of Chikungunya infection in infants <3 months of age hospitalized in Cayenne Hospital during the 2014...