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Dengue: a review of the laboratory tests a clinician must know to achieve a correct diagnosis
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autores: De Paula,Sérgio Oliveira; Fonseca,Benedito Antônio Lopes da.
Dengue is the most important disease caused by an arbovirus (1, 2, 3 and 4 serotypes) worldwide, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Its clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic infections to a severe disease characterized by hemorrhage and shock. The incidence of dengue virus activity in the Americas has substantially increased from 1980 to 1994. In Brazil, the increase in the incidence of dengue is especially linked to the dissemination of Aedes aegypti. Thus, a rapid and accurate dengue diagnosis is of paramount importance for effective control of dengue outbreaks [8]. Five serological tests have been used for the diagnosis of dengue infection: hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), complement fixation (CF), neutralization test (NT),...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Dengue; Diagnosis; Serology; PCR.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000600002