The species names in Table 4 are not correctly italicized. Please see the updated version of Table 4 for the correct italicization of species names.
Table 4. Final microbiological (including virological/parasitological) diagnoses for patients, categorised by indication of acute DENV infection on DENV RDT result (NS1 and/or IgM positive; or NS1 and IgM negative).
| DENV RDT positive | DENV RDT negative | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 82 | n = 255 | |
| Flaviviruses | ||
| Dengue virus | 41 (50.0%) | 30 (11.8%) |
| Indeterminate flavivirus | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (1.6%) |
| Japanese encephalitis virus | 5 (6.1%) | 9 (3.5%) |
| Rickettsioses | ||
| Orientia tsutsugamushi | 8 (9.8%) | 29 (11.4%) |
| Rickettsia typhi | 5 (6.1%) | 10 (3.9%) |
| Unknown Rickettsia spp. | 0 | 3 (1.2%) |
| Respiratory viruses | ||
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (1.6%) |
| Influenza A H1N1-pdm09 | 0 | 4 (1.6%) |
| Parainfluenza virus 3 | 0 | 3 (1.2%) |
| Parainfluenza virus 1 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Cultured bacteria | ||
| Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi | 1 (1.2%) | 8 (3.1%) |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (1.6%) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0 | 3 (1.2%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 3 (1.2%) |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 2 (0.8%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
| Bacteria of unknown significance | 1 (1.2%) | 2 (0.8%) |
| Other | ||
| Leptospira spp | 2 (2.4%) | 2 (0.8%) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (0.4%) |
| Plasmodium falciparum | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) |
| P. falciparum and Plasmodium vivax | 0 | 2 (0.8%) |
| P. vivax | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Enterovirus | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Herpes simplex virus | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
| Yeast (non-cryptococcal) | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Haematological malignancy | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Contaminant from blood culture | 10 (12.1%) | 18 (7.1%) |
| Clinical diagnosis only | 8 (9.8%) | 118 (46.3%) |
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