title: Dengue serotype surveillance among patients admitted for dengue in two major hospitals in Selangor, Malaysia, 2010-2011.
abstract: Dengue serotype surveillance is important as any changes in serotype distribution may result in an outbreak or increase in severe dengue cases. This study aimed to determine circulating dengue serotypes in two hospitals in Selangor. Serum samples were collected from patients admitted for dengue at these two major public hospitals i.e. Hospital Sungai Buloh (HSB) and Hospital Tunku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) between November 2010 and August 2011 and subjected to real-time RT-PCR using SYBR® Green. All four dengue serotypes were detected in samples from both hospitals. The predominating serotype was dengue 1 in samples from both hospitals (HSB, DENV-1; 25.53 % and HTAR, DENV-1; 32.1 %).
authors: Virology Unit, Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ab-Fatah
authors: Bioassay Unit, Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Subenthiran
authors: Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: P S A
authors: PS
authors: Abdul-Rahman
authors: Virology Unit, Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Saat
authors: Virology Unit, Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Thayan
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D065288:Serogroup; D044967:Serum / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral