Table 6.
Clinical samples with detectable DENV RNA stratified by the day of illness of sample collectiona
| Day of illness | Pan-DENV | Altonab | Multiplex rRT-PCR | Heminested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27/27 (100) | 27/27 (100) | 27/27 (100) | 27/27 (100) |
| 3 | 14/16 (87.5) | 12/14 (85.7) | 14/16 (87.5) | 13/16 (81.3) |
| 4 | 20/24 (83.3) | 15/20 (75.0) | 21/24 (87.5) | 19/24 (79.2) |
| 5 | 35/42 (83.3) | 17/31 (54.8) | 36/42 (85.7) | 24/42 (57.1) |
| >5 | 46/49 (93.9) | 18/36 (50.0) | 45/49 (91.8) | 28/49 (57.1) |
| Total | 142/158 (89.9) | 89/128 (69.5) | 143/158 (89.9) | 111/158 (70.2) |
a
Results are reported as number detected/total number (%). Data were not available for the 40 C cases and two additional samples.
b
IC failures were removed from the Altona assay analysis.