2022-07-082022-07-082015-09NASCIMENTO, Laura Branquinho do et al. Caracterização dos casos suspeitos de dengue internados na capital do estado de Goiás em 2013: período de grande epidemia. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Brasília, v. 24, n. 3, p. 475-484, jul./set. 2015.  http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/20941Objective: 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 symptomsporAcesso AbertoDengueInternação hospitalarEpidemiologia descritivaEpidemiaDistribuição espacialHospitalizationEpidemiologyDescriptiveEpidemicsResidence characteristicsArtigohttps://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742015000300013