Evaluation of commercially available diagnostic tests for the detection of dengue virus NS1 antigen and anti-dengue virus IgM antibody.

Commercially available diagnostic test kits for detection of dengue virus (DENV) non-structural protein 1 (NS1) and anti-DENV IgM were evaluated for their sensitivity and specificity and other performance characteristics by a diagnostic laboratory network developed by World Health Organization (WHO)...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A Hunsperger, Sutee Yoksan, Philippe Buchy, Vinh Chau Nguyen, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Delia A Enria, Susana Vazquez, Elizabeth Cartozian, Jose L Pelegrino, Harvey Artsob, Maria G Guzman, Piero Olliaro, Julien Zwang, Martine Guillerm, Susie Kliks, Scott Halstead, Rosanna W Peeling, Harold S Margolis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4199549?pdf=render