Pathogenic Parameters Derived from Activated Platelets in Dengue Patients

Jih-Jin Tsai^1,2,3*, Po-Chih Chen^1,4,5, Li-Teh Liu⁶, Ko Chang^1,2,3,7, Ju-Han Yao⁸, Hui-Mien Hsiao⁸, Kristina B Clark^8,9, Yu Han Chen⁸, Alan Yi-Hui Hsu⁹ and Guey Chuen Perng^8,9,10*

¹Tropical Medicine Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

³Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

⁴Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

⁶Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine and Life Science, Chung-Hwa University of Medical Technology, Taiwan

⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsaio-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

⁸Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

⁹Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

¹⁰Center of Infectious Diseases and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan