Clinical Utility of the Nonstructural 1 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test in the Management of Dengue in Returning Travelers With Fever
Author(s) -
Ralph Huits,
Patrick Soentjens,
Ula Maniewski-Kelner,
Caroline Theunissen,
Steven Van Den Broucke,
Éric Florence,
Jan Clerinx,
Erika Vlieghe,
Jan Jacobs,
Lieselotte Cnops,
Dorien Van den Bossche,
Marjan Van Esbroeck,
Emmanuel Bottieau
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw273
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , rapid diagnostic test , confidence interval , diagnostic test , medical prescription , pediatrics , immunology , pharmacology
Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detecting the nonstructural 1 (NS1) antigen is increasingly used for dengue diagnosis in endemic and nonendemic settings, but its clinical utility has not been studied in travel clinic practice.status: publishe
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