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Comparative Study
. 2012 Dec;19(12):1972-6.
doi: 10.1128/CVI.00535-12. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

Low sensitivity of NS1 protein tests evidenced during a dengue type 2 virus outbreak in Santos, Brazil, in 2010

Alvina Clara Felix  1 , Camila Malta Romano, Cristiane de Campos Centrone, Célia Lima Rodrigues, Lucy Villas-Boas, Evaldo Stanislau Araújo, Andréia Manso de Matos, Karina Inácio Carvalho, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Esper Georges Kallas, Claúdio Sérgio Pannuti, José Eduardo Levi
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Comparative Study

Low sensitivity of NS1 protein tests evidenced during a dengue type 2 virus outbreak in Santos, Brazil, in 2010

Alvina Clara Felix et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

In 2010, a large outbreak of dengue occurred in Santos, Brazil. The detection of the NS1 antigen was used for diagnosis in addition to the detection of IgG, IgM, and RNA. A large number of NS1 false-negative results were obtained. A total of 379 RNA-positive samples were selected for thorough evaluation. NS1 was reactive in 37.7% of cases. Most of the cases were characterized as a secondary infection by dengue 2 virus. Sequencing of NS1 positive and negative isolates did not reveal any mutation that could justify the diagnostic failure. Use of existing NS1 tests in the Brazilian population may present a low negative predictive value, and they should be used with caution, preferentially after performing a validation with samples freshly obtained during the ongoing epidemic.

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Rate (%) of reactivity for NS1 and IgM according to the days since the onset of symptoms for secondary infection (n = 260).
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