Early diagnosis of dengue in travelers: Comparison of a novel real-time RT-PCR, NS1 antigen detection and serology

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Huhtamo, Eili ^a   Hasu, Essi ^a   Uzcátegui, Nathalie Y ^a   Erra, Elina ^b   Nikkari, Simo ^c   Kantele, Anu ^b   Vapalahti, Olli ^a,b,d   Piiparinen, Heli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c BC Defence and Environmental Health Unit   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dengue; Diagnosis; NS1 antigen; Real time RT PCR; Serology; Traveler; Virus isolation

Indexed keywords

NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TRAVEL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRAVEL; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 72049118843     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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