Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Dengue Virus Infection in Febrile Cambodian Children: Diagnostic Accuracy and Incorporation into Diagnostic Algorithms

Michael J. Carter; Kate R. Emary; Catherine E. Moore; Christopher M. Parry; Soeng Sona; Hor Putchhat; Sin Reaksmey; Ngoun Chanpheaktra; Nicole Stoesser; Andrew D. M. Dobson; Nicholas P. J. Day; Varun Kumar; Stuart D. Blacksell

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003424

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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Dengue Virus Infection in Febrile Cambodian Children: Diagnostic Accuracy and Incorporation into Diagnostic Algorithms

Michael J. Carter ,

* E-mail: michael.carter@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kate R. Emary,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Catherine E. Moore,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Christopher M. Parry,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Soeng Sona,

Affiliation Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Hor Putchhat,

Affiliation Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Sin Reaksmey,

Affiliation Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Ngoun Chanpheaktra,

Affiliation Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Nicole Stoesser,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Andrew D. M. Dobson,

Affiliation Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Nicholas P. J. Day,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Varun Kumar,

Affiliation Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Stuart D. Blacksell

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Dengue Virus Infection in Febrile Cambodian Children: Diagnostic Accuracy and Incorporation into Diagnostic Algorithms

Michael J. Carter,
Kate R. Emary,
Catherine E. Moore,
Christopher M. Parry,
Soeng Sona,
Hor Putchhat,
Sin Reaksmey,
Ngoun Chanpheaktra,
Nicole Stoesser,
Andrew D. M. Dobson

Published: February 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003424

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