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may possibly be related to the increased
drug usage or to shock or other factors that
would need to be studied further. This
abnormal elevation of AST in most suspected
cases of dengue infection may be used as an
early indicator of dengue illness as suggested
earlier (6) .
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We are grateful to the AFRIMS for their
continuing serological and virological
laboratory support. This study was a part of
the project “Clinical database management”
at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of
Child Health (Children’s Hospital) which was
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