OBJECTIVE:
to describe the clinical and epidemiological features and the spatial distribution of suspected dengue cases admitted to hospital in Goiânia, state of Goiás, during the 2013 epidemic.
METHODS:
this was a descriptive study of suspected dengue cases admitted to hospital in Goiânia based on four databases.
RESULTS:
616 suspected dengue cases were included in the study; patients' mean age was 36 years (SD: 14.8), 55.2% were female, 9.3% were laboratory confirmed and 9.7% had comorbidities; the most common comorbidity was hypertension (20%); the most common warning signs were persistent vomiting (23.7%) and thrombocytopenia (22.7%); laboratory results were positive including for late sample collections taken five days after the onset of symptoms. There was great dispersion in the spatial distribution of cases.
CONCLUSION:
the majority of suspected dengue cases admitted to hospital were adults who had warning signs and symptoms.
Dengue; Hospitalization; Epidemics; Residence Characteristics; Epidemiology, Descriptive
