Table 1 Laboratorial diagnosis on dengue suspected fatal cases (n = 1047) confirmation in Brazil, 1986–2015
From: 30 years of dengue fatal cases in Brazil: a laboratorial-based investigation of 1047 cases
Diagnostic test | Sample | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Acute (<  7 days of illness) Positive/Tested (%) | Convalescent (≥7 days of illness) Positive/Tested (%) | ||
Virus isolation | 46/768 (6.0) | Not done | 46/768 (6.0) |
RT-PCR | 142/774 (18.3) | 11/112 (9.82) | 153/886 (17.3) |
MAC-ELISA | 120/489 (24.5) | 42/113 (37.2) | 162/602 (26.9) |
IgG-ELISA | 261/345 (75.6) | 57/73 (78.1) | 318/418 (76.0) |
NS1-ELISA | 120/415 (28.9) | 24/93 (25.8) | 144/508 (28.3) |