A new approach to dengue fatal cases diagnosis: NS1 antigen capture in tissues.

UNLABELLED: / BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most important arthropod borne viral disease worldwide in terms of morbidity and mortality and is caused by any of the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1 to 4). Brazil is responsible for approximately 80% of dengue cases in the Americas, and since the intr...

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Main Authors: Monique da Rocha Queiroz Lima, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Hermann Gonçalves Schatzmayr, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Daniel Limonta, Flavia Barreto dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3086804?pdf=render