An Evaluation of Dried Blood Spots and Oral Swabs as Alternative Specimens for the Diagnosis of Dengue and Screening for Past Dengue Virus Exposure

Non-invasive specimens for dengue diagnosis may be preferable where venous blood is difficult to collect and/or process, such as community-based or remote settings or when sampling from young children. We evaluated the performance of oral swabs and dried blood spots (DBS), compared with plasma, in d...

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Autores principales: Anders, Katherine L., Nguyet, Nguyen Minh, Quyen, Nguyen Than Ha, Tram, Tran Van Ngoc, Ta Van, Gan, Tran Thi, Tung, Nguyen Thanh, Chau, Nguyen Thi Dung, Nguyen Van Vinh, Wills, Bridget, Simmons, Cameron P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22764309
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0713

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22764309
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0713

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