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Consult specialists in infectious diseases and other fields as appropriate. |
- Consider consultation with:
- Local experts in tropical and travel medicine or infectious diseases for help in managing patients with a travel history and clinical presentation suggestive of dengue
- Gastroenterology, renal, neurology, hematology, and pharmacology experts for help in managing specific organ-based complications of dengue
- If specialist consultation is not readily available, direct questions about the management of dengue to the following CDC hotlines:
- General: 1-800-232-4636
- Travelers' health: 1-877-394-8747
- For additional information, contact the Dengue Branch of the CDC at 1-787-706-2399 (fax: 1-787-706-2496; e-mail: hseda@cdc.gov) or consult the CDC's Dengue Fever Web site.
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Bandula Wijesiriwardena, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FCMSA, FRACP, FACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Panduka Karunanayake, MD, MRCP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Suranjith L. Seneviratne, MD, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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