| Literature DB >> 16883680 |
José G Rigau-Pérez1, José V Torres, John Mosely Hayes, Vance Vorndam, Gary G Clark.
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Post-mortem medical examiner samples may be useful for sentinel surveillance of disorders usually detected by antibody determinations on specimens from ill patients or from surveys. We found anti-dengue IgM positivity in 3% (23/780) and anti-dengue IgG positivity in 77% (597/777) of sera obtained at the Puerto Rico medical examiner (Institute of Forensic Sciences) in December 2000, April 2001, and October 2001. This approach may be a useful alternative for estimating the population prevalence of serologic markers for dengue and other infectious diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16883680
Source DB: PubMed Journal: P R Health Sci J ISSN： 0738-0658 Impact factor: 0.705