Reviewer's report
Title:Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in
a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia): An Analytic cross
sectional study.
Version: 2Date:20 September 2009
Reviewer: Mei-Chuan Kuo
Reviewer's report:
Please uniform the expression of data,” mean ±SD unit”. Some of them are mean
unit ±SD. Some of them are mean ±SD unit
Abstract
Result 2nd line
mean ALT of 194.87 ± 351.93 IU/L; mean AST of 436.76 ±987 IU/L and mean
T.Bil of 1.52 ± 2.59 mg/dl.
Result:
Line 4, 6±3.27 days with mean temperature of 38.50C + 1.
line 9
pulse was 96 beats/min +18.5, mean systolic blood pressure was 113 mmHg +16
with mean diastolic blood pressure of 71 mmHg +11..
line 11
of 13.71+2.37 gm/l, mean hematocrit of 40.07 % + 6.8, mean white blood cell
count of 5.5+5/cmm and mean platelet count of 67.16+59.54/cmm. Mean
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) was 36.34+ 11.56 seconds with
control of 40 seconds. Mean Cr was 1.12+2 mg/dl. Liver function tests (LFTs)
show the mean ALT of 194.87 IU/L + 351.93, mean AST of 436.76 IU/L + 987,
mean GGT of 149.65 IU/L + 161.44,ALK.Phos 112.47 IU/L + 96 and mean T.Bil
of 1.52 mg/dl+ 2.59. Almost 90% (629) of the patients had elevated ALT
(hepatitis).The mean LOS was 3.88+2.7 days
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in
a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia): An Analytic cross
sectional study.
Version: 2Date:20 September 2009
Reviewer: Mei-Chuan Kuo
Reviewer's report:
Please uniform the expression of data,” mean ±SD unit”. Some of them are mean
unit ±SD. Some of them are mean ±SD unit
Abstract
Result 2nd line
mean ALT of 194.87 ± 351.93 IU/L; mean AST of 436.76 ±987 IU/L and mean
T.Bil of 1.52 ± 2.59 mg/dl.
Result:
Line 4, 6±3.27 days with mean temperature of 38.50C + 1.
line 9
pulse was 96 beats/min +18.5, mean systolic blood pressure was 113 mmHg +16
with mean diastolic blood pressure of 71 mmHg +11..
line 11
of 13.71+2.37 gm/l, mean hematocrit of 40.07 % + 6.8, mean white blood cell
count of 5.5+5/cmm and mean platelet count of 67.16+59.54/cmm. Mean
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) was 36.34+ 11.56 seconds with
control of 40 seconds. Mean Cr was 1.12+2 mg/dl. Liver function tests (LFTs)
show the mean ALT of 194.87 IU/L + 351.93, mean AST of 436.76 IU/L + 987,
mean GGT of 149.65 IU/L + 161.44,ALK.Phos 112.47 IU/L + 96 and mean T.Bil
of 1.52 mg/dl+ 2.59. Almost 90% (629) of the patients had elevated ALT
(hepatitis).The mean LOS was 3.88+2.7 days
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in
a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia): An Analytic cross
sectional study.
Version: 2Date:20 September 2009
Reviewer: Mei-Chuan Kuo
Reviewer's report:
Please uniform the expression of data,” mean ±SD unit”. Some of them are mean
unit ±SD. Some of them are mean ±SD unit
Abstract
Result 2nd line
mean ALT of 194.87 ± 351.93 IU/L; mean AST of 436.76 ±987 IU/L and mean
T.Bil of 1.52 ± 2.59 mg/dl.
Result:
Line 4, 6±3.27 days with mean temperature of 38.50C + 1.
line 9
pulse was 96 beats/min +18.5, mean systolic blood pressure was 113 mmHg +16
with mean diastolic blood pressure of 71 mmHg +11..
line 11
of 13.71+2.37 gm/l, mean hematocrit of 40.07 % + 6.8, mean white blood cell
count of 5.5+5/cmm and mean platelet count of 67.16+59.54/cmm. Mean
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) was 36.34+ 11.56 seconds with
control of 40 seconds. Mean Cr was 1.12+2 mg/dl. Liver function tests (LFTs)
show the mean ALT of 194.87 IU/L + 351.93, mean AST of 436.76 IU/L + 987,
mean GGT of 149.65 IU/L + 161.44,ALK.Phos 112.47 IU/L + 96 and mean T.Bil
of 1.52 mg/dl+ 2.59. Almost 90% (629) of the patients had elevated ALT
(hepatitis).The mean LOS was 3.88+2.7 days
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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