Rapid Diagnosis of Primary Dengue Fever by the Immunochromatographic Test and by Electron Microscopy – A Case Report

Summary A 21-year-old women presented with an acute febrile illness after a two-week holiday in Jamaica. Her symptoms started two days after return, with sudden onset of continuous higher fever (> 39 °C), dizziness and nausea. Three days later she developed a generalized macular rash, which led to the tentative diagnosis “acute dengue fever”. Laboratory confirmation was achieved by demonstrating anti-dengue IgM and IgG antibodies in paired sera; in addition, flavivirus particles were directly visualized by electron microscopy..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Infection - 27(1999), 6 vom: Dez., Seite 365-367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Allwinn, Regina [VerfasserIn]
Schieferstein, C. [VerfasserIn]
Glauke, S. [VerfasserIn]
Doerr, H.W. [VerfasserIn]

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© Urban & Vogel Medien und Medizin Verlagsgesellschaft 1999

doi:

10.1007/s150100050045

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OLC2051832463