GPT and dengue disease: When the results of liver transaminases were included, we found the following five variables to be independently associated with laboratory-confirmed dengue: positive tourniquet test (odds ratio [OR] 2.17, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.32–3.59); absence of upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms (OR 2.53, 95 % CI 1.47–4.37); platelet count < 100,000 cells per mm3 (OR 2.28, 95 % CI 1.32–6.37); leukocyte count < 4000 cells per mm3 (OR 3.60, 95 % CI 2.04–6.37); and liver transaminases > 60 IU/mL (either AST or ALT; OR 2.31, 95 % CI 1.42–3.75).