Clinical Testing Guidance for Dengue | Dengue | CDC
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Clinicians should monitor for shock and reduce the risk of complications resulting from increased vascular permeability, plasma leakage, and organ damage. Clinical samples can be referred to most state health departments or to commercial laboratories that offer dengue diagnostic testing.
Serologic Tests for Dengue Virus | Dengue | CDC - Centers for …
WEBMay 14, 2024 · These tests are used to confirm the infecting virus in a dengue or Zika virus IgM-positive specimen. In some cases, it can determine the infecting dengue virus serotype.
Submitting Specimens for Dengue Virus Tests - CDC
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Contact your state, local, or territorial health department to facilitate diagnostic testing of specimens for dengue. Health departments can determine if samples should be sent to the CDC's Dengue Branch Laboratory in the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases for further testing.
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS - Dengue - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBEfficient and accurate diagnosis of dengue is of primary importance for clinical care (i.e. early detection of severe cases, case confirmation and differential diagnosis with other infectious diseases), surveillance activities, outbreak control, pathogenesis, academic research, vaccine development, and clinical trials.
Laboratory Guidance and Diagnostic Testing | Dengue | CDC
WEBOften times both an acute and convalescent phase specimens are needed to make a diagnosis of dengue infection. This is especially true for those who submit a day 5 acute specimen because the virus and IgM antibodies may be at undetectable levels.
Dengue Detection: Advances in Diagnostic Tools from …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Serological tests are most widely used to detect dengue infection due to low cost and operative simplicity compared to molecular or culture-based testing. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid specimens are most commonly used for testing the presence of IgM and neutralizing antibodies.
DENGM - Overview: Dengue Virus Antibody, IgG and IgM, Serum
WEBOrder This Test. Dengue Virus Antibody, IgG and IgM, Serum. Useful For. Aiding in the diagnosis of dengue virus infection. Highlights. Detection of antibodies to dengue virus is suggestive of recent exposure and/or infection with dengue virus. This test should be used for diagnostic purposes only. Profile Information. Testing Algorithm.
Definitive tests for dengue fever: when and which should I use?
WEBWHAT IS DENGUE FEVER? Dengue fever is an acute illness caused by an infection from one or more of the four serotypes of dengue viruses (DENV 1 to 4). The viruses are transmitted through the female mosquito species Aedes aegypti and, less commonly, Aedes albopictus.
Molecular Tests for Dengue Virus | Dengue | CDC - Centers for …
WEBMay 14, 2024 · Key points. Dengue virus RNA can usually be detected by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for the first 7 days of illness. A positive NAAT (e.g. RT-PCR) result confirms current dengue virus infection. A …
Dengue Virus Testing - Quest Diagnostics
WEBSymptoms of dengue infection can range from mild febrile illness to bleeding (dengue hemorrhagic fever) or hypotension (dengue shock syndrome) with potentially high mortality. It is important to diagnose dengue promptly, since other tropical infections can produce similar patterns of illness and may require different treatment.