title: Application of the dengue virus NS1 antigen rapid test for on-site detection of imported dengue cases at airports.
abstract: We used the dengue virus NS1 antigen (Ag) rapid test for on-site detection of imported dengue cases at airports. Among 22 positive cases of dengue identified from 850 patients with a fever suspected to have dengue, 17 were NS1 Ag test positive. These findings demonstrate the usefulness of the NS1 Ag rapid test in screening imported dengue cases at airports.
authors.affiliation: Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Pei-Yun
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Cheng-Fen
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jeng-Fong
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Chien-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Shu-Fen
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chien-Chou
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wen-Chih
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hsiu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Shih-Yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ping-Fuai
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ho-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jyh-Hsiung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: C079340:NS1 protein, Dengue virus type 2; C082515:NS1 protein, dengue-1 virus; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins