Serodiagnosis of dengue during an outbreak at a tertiary care hospital in Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ektaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDar, Laliten_US
dc.contributor.authorNarang, Priyankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, V Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorBroor, Shobhaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-01-17en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T07:34:22Z
dc.date.available2005-01-17en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T07:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2005-01-17en_US
dc.description.abstractDengue, an important human arboviral infection, is endemic in many parts of India. Outbreaks are now reported quite frequently from different parts of the country. We report here findings of serological investigation of serum samples received during a recent outbreak of dengue infection in Delhi from September to November 2003. Acute phase serum samples from suspected cases of dengue infection (including dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome) of duration 5 days, were tested for dengue specific IgM antibodies by enzyme linked immuno sorbant assay (ELISA). Of the 874 serum samples tested, 456 (52.3% ) were positive for dengue specific IgM antibodies. The maximum number of positive cases was reported in October, peaking in second and third week. Patients in the age group of 21-30 yr accounted for 34.2 per cent of positive cases. This outbreak was less severe as compared to the previous 1996 outbreak and showed a shift towards an older age group.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta E, Dar L, Narang P, Srivastava VK, Broor S. Serodiagnosis of dengue during an outbreak at a tertiary care hospital in Delhi. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2005 Jan; 121(1): 36-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/21237
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCross Infection --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDengue --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshSerologic Testsen_US
dc.titleSerodiagnosis of dengue during an outbreak at a tertiary care hospital in Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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