Table 2. Virological and microbiological diagnostic tests for dengue shock and septic shock.
| Diagnostics for dengue shock | n |
Dengue shock
(N=135) 1 |
| NS1 antigen performed (during routine clinical care) | 135 | 65 (48) |
| NS1 antigen positive | 65 | 60 (92) |
| Dengue RT-PCR positive | 135 | 102 (76) |
| Dengue serotype | 102 | |
| 1 | 20 (20) | |
| 2 | 79 (77) | |
| 3 | 0 (0) | |
| 4 | 3 (3) | |
| Diagnostics for septic shock | n |
Septic shock
(N=37) 1 |
| Microbiological confirmation of causal pathogen | 37 | 17 (46) |
| Source of positive culture | 16 | |
| Blood | 11 (69) | |
| Sputum | 1 (6) | |
| Skin/wound/blister swab | 3 (19) | |
| Ascites | 1 (6) | |
| Bacteria isolated | 17 | |
| Gram negative | 10 | |
| Acinetobacter baumanii | 1 | |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | 1 | |
| Escherichia coli | 1 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | |
| Vibrio vulnificus | 1 | |
| Gram negative, not identified | 2 | |
| Gram positive | 6 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | |
| Streptococcus anginosus | 1 | |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae | 1 | |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 | |
| Gram positive cocci, not identified | 2 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Leptospira | 1 | |
| Presumed source of sepsis (if no positive culture) | 20 | |
| Respiratory | 10 (50) | |
| Central nervous system | 0 (0) | |
| Skin/soft tissue | 3 (15) | |
| Abdominal | 3 (15) | |
| Urinary tract | 3 (15) | |
| Bone/joint | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown source | 1 (5) |
1n (%)