Dengue diagnosis, advances and challenges

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 69 - 80
• Main Authors: GUZMAN, Maria G, KOURI, Gustavo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies, Viral - biosynthesis; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Antigens, Viral - analysis; Arboviral haemorrhagic fevers; Arboviroses; Biological and medical sciences; Culicidae; Dengue; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Dengue Virus - genetics; Dengue Virus - immunology; Dengue Virus - isolation & purification; Diagnosis; DNA, Complementary - analysis; Early Diagnosis; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Flow Cytometry - methods; Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests - methods; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - biosynthesis; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunoglobulin M - biosynthesis; Immunoglobulin M - blood; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Radioimmunoassay - methods; RNA, Viral - genetics; Severe Dengue - diagnosis; Severe Dengue - immunology; Tropical viral diseases; Viral diseases; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Dengue; Diagnosis; Infection; Human; Hemorrhagic fever; Viral disease; Arbovirus disease; Tropical medicine; Review

Dengue diagnosis was one of the topics discussed at the symposium ‘The Global Threat of Dengue – Desperately Seeking Solutions’ organized during the 10th International Congress of Infectious Diseases held in Singapore in 2002. In this paper, a review is presented focusing on the main advances, probl...