Dengue nonstructural protein 1 antigen in the urine as a rapid and convenient diagnostic test during the febrile stage in patients with dengue infection

Ampaiwan ChuansumritWathanee ChaiyaratanaKanchana TangnararatchakitSutee YoksanMarie FlamandAnavaj SakuntabhaiMahidol UniversityInstitut Pasteur, Paris2018-05-032018-05-032011-12-01Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Vol.71, No.4 (2011), 467-46918790070073288932-s2.0-82555165849https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12186A total of 136 matched serum and urine samples obtained from 55 patients with dengue infection and 30 other febrile illnesses were assayed for dengue nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) antigen. The urine NS1 ELISA was positive in patients with dengue fever (68.4%) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (63.9%), whereas the strip method showed a lower positive rate. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.Mahidol UniversityMedicineDengue nonstructural protein 1 antigen in the urine as a rapid and convenient diagnostic test during the febrile stage in patients with dengue infectionArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.020