Comparison of serology, virus isolation and RT-PCR in the diagnosis of dengue viral infections in Sri Lanka

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue , 2006, Pages 191-196

  Velathanthiri, V G N S ^a   Fernando, Sirimali ^a,d   Fernando, Rohan ^b   Malavige, G Neelika ^a,c   Peelawaththage, Mallika ^a   Jayaratne, S D ^a   Aaskov, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Sri Lanka)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dengue viral infections; RT PCR; Serology; Virus isolation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS 2; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROTYPE; SRI LANKA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 34848836447     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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