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Dengue Fever
Recent findings from Institute Pasteur highlight research in dengue fever
April 10th, 2007
A new study, "Use of capillary blood samples as a new approach for diagnosis of Dengue virus infection," is now available. "We evaluated the use of capillary blood samples stored on filter papers for diagnosis of dengue virus infection. Venous and capillary blood samples were collected from 130 patients suspected of having dengue fever," scientists in French Guiana report. "We compared the performances of standard reference methods using capillary blood samples absorbed onto filter papers versus venous blood samples. The resulting sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of tests performed on filter paper compared to those performed on venous blood...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-04-10)
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