Co-infection of dengue fever and hepatitis A in a Russian traveler

Elena Volchkova; Karina Umbetova; Olga Belaia; Maria Sviridova; Ludmila Dmitrieva; Daria Arutyunova; Dmitriy Chernishov; Ludmila Karan

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2016.07.002

IDCases (Jan 2016)

Co-infection of dengue fever and hepatitis A in a Russian traveler

Elena Volchkova,
Karina Umbetova,
Olga Belaia,
Maria Sviridova,
Ludmila Dmitrieva,
Daria Arutyunova,
Dmitriy Chernishov,
Ludmila Karan

Affiliations

Elena Volchkova: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Karina Umbetova: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Olga Belaia: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Maria Sviridova: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Ludmila Dmitrieva: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Daria Arutyunova: First Moscow Medical University “I.M. Sechenov”, Moscow, Russia
Dmitriy Chernishov: Moscow Infectious Clinical Hospital #2, Moscow, Russia
Ludmila Karan: “Central Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology” Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.07.002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. C
pp. 67 – 68

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We report a hepatitis A (HAV) and dengue virus (DENV) co-infection in Russian man who had been traveling to Dominican Republic. At admission to the hospital hemorrhagic and jaundice symptoms were observed in patient. PCR tests of blood serum and urine revealed RNA dengue virus type 3, HAV RNA, anti-HAV-IgM.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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