The performance of RT-PCR compared with a rapid serological assay for acute dengue fever in a diagnostic laboratory
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- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 100 (2), 142-148
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.05.015
Abstract
Summary. The laboratory diagnosis of dengue has largely relied on serological assays, although many different RT-PCR protocols have been reported. Owing to itsKeywords
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