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 |
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DENV |
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CSF |
Brain |
Lung |
Heart |
Liver |
Spleen |
Kidney |
Brain rRT-PCR |
CSF |
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rRT-PCR |
IgM† |
NS1‡ |
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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.