Co-infections with Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Guatemala, 2015

We screened serum samples referred to the national reference laboratory in Guatemala that were positive for chikungunya or dengue viruses in June 2015. Co-infection with both viruses was detected by reverse transcription PCR in 46 (32%) of 144 samples. Specimens should be tested for both arboviruses...

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Autores principales: Edwards, Thomas, Signor, Leticia del Carmen Castillo, Williams, Christopher, Donis, Evelin, Cuevas, Luis E., Adams, Emily R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27767914
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161017
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author Edwards, Thomas
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Williams, Christopher
Donis, Evelin
Cuevas, Luis E.
Adams, Emily R.
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description We screened serum samples referred to the national reference laboratory in Guatemala that were positive for chikungunya or dengue viruses in June 2015. Co-infection with both viruses was detected by reverse transcription PCR in 46 (32%) of 144 samples. Specimens should be tested for both arboviruses to detect co-infections.
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spelling pubmed-50880212016-11-11 Co-infections with Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Guatemala, 2015 Edwards, Thomas Signor, Leticia del Carmen Castillo Williams, Christopher Donis, Evelin Cuevas, Luis E. Adams, Emily R. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We screened serum samples referred to the national reference laboratory in Guatemala that were positive for chikungunya or dengue viruses in June 2015. Co-infection with both viruses was detected by reverse transcription PCR in 46 (32%) of 144 samples. Specimens should be tested for both arboviruses to detect co-infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5088021/ /pubmed/27767914 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161017 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_full Co-infections with Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Guatemala, 2015
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title_short Co-infections with Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Guatemala, 2015
title_sort co-infections with chikungunya and dengue viruses, guatemala, 2015
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