Table 3.
Day of illness | No. of positive samples |
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Composite reference | Multiplex rRT-PCR | CDC DENV-1-4 | |
<5 | 61 | 61/61 (100) | 57/61 (93.4) |
≥5 | 82 | 80/82 (97.6) | 67/82 (81.7) |
Total | 143 | 141/143 (98.6) | 124/143 (79.0) |
Samples without day-of-illness data were removed from the analysis (n = 42). Results for the DENV multiplex rRT-PCR and the CDC assay are expressed as number positive/total (percent).