Mokanpally Sandeep, Bijaya K Padhi, Sree Sudha Tanguturi Yella, K G Sruthi, Raghul Gandhi Venkatesan, Ks B S Krishna Sasanka, Prakasini Satapathy, Aroop Mohanty, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Muhammad Iqhrammullah, Ali A Rabaan, Ankita Kabi, Sanjit Sah, Sarvesh Rustagi, Zahraa Haleem Al-Qaim, Joshuan J Barboza, Yasir Waheed, Harapan Harapan, Ranjit Sah
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is a zoonotic viral infection that raises a global alarm in the tropics and subtropics, with the potentially escalating into newer geographical regions. Severe dengue may be associated with fatal complications such as myocarditis. There is a paucity of available data on the prevalence of dengue-associated myocarditis. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the global prevalence of dengue-associated myocarditis. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted utilizing the Cochrane library, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Preprint servers such as arXiv, medRxiv, bioRxiv, BioRN, ChiRN, ChiRxiv, and SSRN as of November 25, 2022...
August 14, 2023: Journal of Infection and Public Health