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. 2017 Jul;23(7):1164–1167. doi: 10.3201/eid2307.162019

Table. Results of tests for Zika virus in CSF and organs and for dengue virus in brain and CSF for 7 neonates who died of congenital Zika virus infection, Brazil*.

Neonate no.
Zika virus rRT-PCR

DENV
CSF
Brain
Lung
Heart
Liver
Spleen
Kidney
Brain rRT-PCR
CSF
rRT-PCR
IgM†
NS1‡
1 P P P P N N P ND N N N
2 P P N P P P P ND ND N N
3 P P P P P P P ND ND N N
4 P P N N N N N N DENV-1 P P
5 P P P P P P P N N N N
6 P ND ND ND ND ND ND N N N N
7 P ND ND ND ND ND ND ND N N N

*CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; DENV, dengue virus; N, negative; ND, not done; NS1, nonstructural protein 1 (dengue virus antigen test); P, positive.
†By antigen capture assay.
‡By ELISA.