title: Typing of dengue viruses in clinical specimens from central Thailand.
abstract: Typing of dengue viruses was done for clinical specimens from a total of 136 patients (children under 15-years-old) suspected of having dengue virus infections and who had been admitted to Pathum Thani Provincial Hospital during the period May 1999 to April 2000. Altogether, 44 strains were isolated (isolation rate: 32.4%), consisting of 18 DEN-1, 18 DEN-2, 7 DEN-3 and 1 DEN-4. The isolation rate decreased according to the number of days after the onset of disease, from day 4 to day 8.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tmwym@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Vasant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khachonsaksumet
authors.forename: Charnchudhi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chanyasanha
authors.forename: Dusit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sujirarat
authors.forename: Wandhana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sritubtim
authors.forename: Ananda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nisalak
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Endy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology