Severe manifestations of Chikungunya virus in critically ill patients during the 2013-2014 Caribbean outbreak

Highlights • Severe manifestations of Chikungunya virus infection affected a small number of patients compared to the entire infected population. • Most patients had previous underlying diseases and presented with acute exacerbations triggered by Chikungunya virus infection. • Encephalitis, Guillain...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2016-07, Vol.48 (C), p.78-80
Main Authors: Crosby, Laura, Perreau, Caroline, Madeux, Benjamin, Cossic, Jeanne, Armand, Christophe, Herrmann-Storke, Cécile, Najioullah, Fatiha, Valentino, Ruddy, Thiéry, Guillaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arbovirus
Caribbean Region - epidemiology
Chikungunya
Chikungunya Fever - complications
Chikungunya Fever - epidemiology
Chikungunya Fever - mortality
Critical Illness
Disease Outbreaks
Encephalopathy
Female
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Infectious Disease
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Sepsis
Sepsis - etiology
Time Factors
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Summary:Highlights • Severe manifestations of Chikungunya virus infection affected a small number of patients compared to the entire infected population. • Most patients had previous underlying diseases and presented with acute exacerbations triggered by Chikungunya virus infection. • Encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome and severe sepsis could to be directly related to Chikungunya virus.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.010