An Evaluation of Dried Blood Spots and Oral Swabs as Alternative Specimens for the Diagnosis of Dengue and Screening for Past Dengue Virus Exposure

Non-invasive specimens for dengue diagnosis may be preferable where venous blood is difficult to collect and/or process, such as community-based or remote settings or when sampling from young children. We evaluated the performance of oral swabs and dried blood spots (DBS), compared with plasma, in d...

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Main Author: Simmons, Cameron
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://demo7.dspace.org/handle/123456789/133
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