About the Authors

Peng Chiong Tan

pctan@um.edu.my

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May Zaw Soe

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Khaing Si Lay

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Seok Mui Wang

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shamala Devi Sekaran

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Siti Zawiah Omar

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PCT MZS KSL SMW SDS SZO. Performed the experiments: MZS KSL SMW SDS. Analyzed the data: PCT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PCT MZS KSL SMW SDS SZO. Wrote the paper: PCT. Ran the dengue tests: SMW SDS.