Table 1

Hospital-based Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Fever, Encephalitis, and Hepatitis in Cambodian Children

Y. Meng Chhour*, Gaye Ruble†, Rathavuth Hong*, Kyi Minn‡, Yuvatha Kdan*, Touch Sok*, Ananda Nisalak†, Khin Saw Aye Myint†, David W. Vaughn§, and Timothy P. Endy†

Author affiliations: *National Pediatric Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; †Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; ‡World Vision International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; §Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA;

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Characteristics of pediatric patients with clinical hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, or hepatitis, National Pediatric Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 1996–September 1998^a

Syndrome	Total no. of cases	Males	Females	Mean age (range)	Outcome
Total hemorrhagic fever	621	288	332	7 years (5 mo-15 yrs)	11^b
Secondary dengue	495	222	272	7 years (8 mo-15 yrs)	4^b
Primary dengue	14	8	6	4 years (5 mo-9 yrs)	—
Total encephalitis	50	15	35	4 years (3 mo-14 yrs)	17^b
Total encephalitis	50	15	35	4 years (3 mo-14 yrs)	12^c
JE	9	6	3	6 years (3-10 yrs)	2^b
JE	9	6	3	6 years (3-10 yrs)	2^c
Total hepatitis	44	21	23	6 years (2 mo-14 yrs)	—
Hepatitis A	24	12	12	5 years (2 mo-9 yrs)	—
Hepatitis B	1	1	0	10 years	—

^aTotal number of hospital admissions during this period was 16,492 children.
^bDeaths.
^cDisabled.
JE, Japanese encephalitis; —, all recovered.

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