IMPORTANCE OF PLATELET COUNT AND SEROLOGICAL MARKERS IN DIAGNOSING DENGUE INFECTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NS1 ANTIGEN
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
[b]INTRODUCTION:[/b] Dengue is an acute viral infection with potential fatal complications. Specific antibody detection has been the mainstay of diagnosis which is prone for both false positive and false negative reactions. The newer parameter NS1 appears to be highly specific and reliable for diagnosis of dengue infection from the first day of fever. Platelet count is the only accessory test for diagnosis of dengue infection in the peripheral laboratories. Therefore, study was done to evaluate the importance and association of platelet counts against NS1 and IgM/IgG in dengue infections. [b]MATERIALS AND METHODS: [/b]Serum samples from clinically suspected dengue cases were tested for NS1, IgM and IgG by immunochromatography-based test. Platelet counts were obtained for all positive cases and dengue seronegative cases of fever served as controls. Test results of denguespecific parameters were compared against platelet counts. The results were subjected to statistical analysis. [b]RESULTS:[/b] Of 159 samples tested, 17 were positive for one or more dengue parameters. Of the 17, 05 were positive for NS1 only, 06 showed IgM only while 01 showed IgG only. More than one marker was detected in the remaining 05 samples. Thrombocytopenia was more consistently associated whenever NS1 was detected compared to antibody detection (P value <0.001). [b]CONCLUSIONS: I[/b]nclusion of NS1 in the diagnosis of dengue increases the detection rate significantly. In cases of fever, thrombocytopenia is more consistently found in dengue positive rather than dengue negative subjects. It correlates well when NS1 and IgM are detected simultaneously.
Authors and Affiliations
Saurabh Agarwal, Atul Rukadikar, Avinash Laghawe, Apoorva Tripathi
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2014/2170
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