Evaluation of nonstructural 1 antigen assays for the diagnosis and surveillance of dengue in Singapore

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1009-1016

  Pok, Kwoon Yong ^a   Lai, Yee Ling ^a   Sng, Joshua ^b   Ng, Lee Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dengue; Diagnosis; NS1 antigen; Serology; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; NONSTRUCTURAL 1 ANTIGEN ASSAY; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SINGAPORE;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SINGAPORE; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 78650011845     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0176     Document Type: Article

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