Open AccessPerformance of rapid tests in the management of dengue fever imported cases in Lazio, Italy 2014-2019
Author(s) -
Giulia Matusali,
Francesca Colavita,
Fabrizio Carletti,
Eleonora Lalle,
Licia Bordi,
Francesco Vairo,
Giuseppe Ippolito,
Maria Rosaria Capobianchi,
Concetta Castilletti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.008
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , dengue virus , serology , arbovirus , virology , diagnostic test , immunology , virus , pediatrics , antibody
In Italy, dengue virus is the most frequent agent of imported viral infections. The use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) may be of help as a preliminary user-friendly quick assay to facilitate dengue diagnosis, as ordinary laboratory diagnosis of dengue fever may require special efforts in terms of tools availability, interpretation of results, and skilled personnel. The performance of RDTs, however, may vary according to different epidemiological and laboratory background.
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