A prospective evaluation of diagnostic methodologies for the acute diagnosis of dengue virus infection on the Thailand-Myanmar border

Clinically useful diagnostic tests of dengue virus infection are lacking. We prospectively evaluated the performance of real-time reverse transcriptase (rRT)-PCR, NS-1 antigen and IgM antibody tests to confirm dengue virus infection in acute blood specimens from 162 patients presenting with undiffer...

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Main Authors: Watthanaworawit, W, Turner, P, Turner, C, Tanganuchitcharnchai, A, Jarman, R, Blacksell, S, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011