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Table 1 Baseline table summarizing the characteristics of the patient population that contributed to the sample panel

From: Comparison of two dengue NS1 rapid tests for sensitivity, specificity and relationship to viraemia and antibody responses

Variable

Confirmed dengue

(n = 245)

Other febrile illness

(n = 47)

 

N (%) or Median (range)

N (%) or Median (range)

Male sex

141 (57.8%)a

25 (55.6%)b

Age (years)

12 (1-49)a

9 (2-53)b

Day of illness

3 (1-6)

2 (1-6)b

Infecting serotype and

serological status

  

DENV-1

138 (56.3%)

 

Primary

49 (35.6%)

 

Secondary

87 (63.0%)

 

Indeterminate

2 (1.4%)

 

DENV-2

91 (37.61%)

 

Primary

9 (9.9%)

 

Secondary

81 (89.0%)

 

Indeterminate

1 (1.1%)

 

DENV-3

16 (6.6%)

 

Primary

8 (50.0%)

 

Secondary

8 (50.0%)

 
  1. asex and age was unknown in 1/245 acute dengue patients
  2. bsex, age and day of illness was unknown in 2/47 patients with other febrile illness