Potential biomarkers for the clinical prognosis of severe dengue

Potential biomarkers for the clinical prognosis of severe dengue

Currently, several assays can confirm acute dengue infection at the point-of-care. However, none of these assays can predict the severity of the disease symptoms. A prognosis test that predicts the likelihood of a dengue patient to develop a severe form of the disease could permit more efficient pat...

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Main Authors: Mayara Marques Carneiro da Silva, Laura Helena Vega Gonzales Gil, Ernesto Torres de Azevedo Marques Junior, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
dengue
biomarkers
apoptosis
innate immunity
quantitative real-time PCR
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