Evaluation of in-house dengue real-time PCR assays in West Java, Indonesia

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 12; p. e17758
• Main Authors: Kinanti, Denti R., Ahmad, Intan, Putra, Ramadhani, Yusmalinar, Sri, Wibowo, Indra, Anggraeni, Tjandra, Dwiartama, Angga, Tjia, Tommy Octavianus Soetrisno, Destiani, Putri Cahya, Khoirunnisa, Karimatu, Tu, Wu-Chun, Neoh, Kok-Boon, Apip, Rosye Arosdiani, Raksanagara, Ahyani, Dewi Jani, Ira, Tisnawati, Yeppi, Warisman, Aan, Rostiana, Tita, Fibriani, Azzania
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 24.07.2024; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aedes albopictus; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Dengue; Dengue - diagnosis; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue - virology; Dengue virus; Dengue Virus - genetics; Dengue Virus - immunology; Dengue Virus - isolation & purification; Dengue viruses; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; Female; Health aspects; Health care industry; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Indonesia - epidemiology; Infection; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; NS1; Primary health care; Rapid diagnostic test; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; rRT-PCR; Scientific equipment and supplies industry; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serology test; Young Adult; Indonesia; United Kingdom; Israel; United States; Dengue; Rapid diagnostic test; Serology test; Dengue virus; NS1; West Java; rRT-PCR

Dengue is an infectious disease caused by infection of dengue virus (DENV) transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus . In Indonesia, dengue commonly occurs with an increasing incidence rate annually. It is known that early detection of dengue infection is one of the keys to controlling this...