Complications in managing the dengue virus infections include the lack of rapid diagnostic procedures and at the same time the symptoms of dengue infection are often confused with those of other diseases. Two commercial rapid serological diagnostic kit methods (Dengue Day 1 test, J Mitra and Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ImmunoComb II Dengue IgM/IgGBispot kit (Orgenics Pvt. Ltd., Israel)were evalua...

A monkeypox outbreak occurred in the United States in 2003. Patient's sera were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a part of outbreak response measures. Clinical and epidemiologic information was abstracted from the case investigation forms. Serum samples from patients were tested by using an immunoglobulin M (IgM)-capture and an IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELIS...

Laboratory diagnosis of cat-scratch disease (CSD) mainly relies on serological testing for Bartonella henselae antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) or enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). In this study the current diagnostic value of seven B. henselae serological tests was evaluated, including both commercial and in-house IFA’s as well as in-house ELISA. Fifty patients with proven CSD,...

Dengue fever is a disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV). Detection of NS1 antigen can be useful for early confirmation DENV infection. detected from first day illness and lasts up to 9-10 days. Other supporting examinations are IgG IgM examinations. The purpose this study was review sensitivity specificity NS1, IgG, tests through literature testing. This type research descriptive. used scie...

The diagnostic performance of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using purified Borrelia burgdorferi flagella as test antigen was compared with that of a B. burgdorferi sonic extract ELISA. We tested sera from 200 healthy controls, 107 patients with erythema migrans (EM), 50 patients with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA), and 98 patients with various dermatological disorders ...