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Elevation of salivary anit-dengue antibodies in dengue and nondengue patients
| Diagnostic group | No. of patients with elevated salivary antibody/total no. of patients (%) with:
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|---|---|---|---|
| IgM ratio of ≥0.6 | IgG ratio of ≥0.6 | IgM ratio of ≥0.6 or IgG ratio of ≥0.6 | |
| Primary dengue | 2/2 (100%) | 0/2 (0%) | 2/2 (100%) |
| Secondary infection | 9/22 (41%) | 19/22 (86%) | 20/22 (91%) |
| No evidence of active dengue | 0/11 (0%) | 0/11 (0%) | 0/11 (0%) |
| Laboratory staff | 0/17 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) |
