Research Article
Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia
Table 2
Dengue diagnostic results for ambulatory and hospitalized patients, Medellin, Colombia, March 2008-2009.
| | Test | Ambulatory | Hospitalized | Total | | Positive | Tested | (%) | Positive | Tested | (%) | Positive | Tested | (%) |
| | RT-PCR | 17 | 611 | 2.8 | 9 | 170 | 5.3 | 26 | 781 | 3.3 |
| | Viral antigen (total) | 6 | 602 | 1.0 | 1 | 166 | 0.6 | 7 | 768 | 0.9 | | SD NS1 antigen | 3 | 602 | 0.5 | 0 | 166 | 0.0 | 3 | 768 | 0.4 | | Panbio (Early) | 3 | 102 | 2.9 | 1 | 28 | 3.6 | 4 | 130 | 3.1 |
| | IgM (total) | 34 | 611 | 5.6 | 8 | 170 | 4.7 | 42 | 781 | 5.4 | | Only one sample | 4 | 45 | 8.9 | 1 | 29 | 3.4 | 5 | 74 | 6.8 | | Acute and convalescent positives | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 1 | 141 | 0.7 | 14 | 158 | 8.9 | | Seroconversion | 17 | 566 | 3.0 | 6 | 140 | 4.3 | 23 | 706 | 3.3 |
| | Total | 56 | 611 | 9.2 | 17 | 170 | 10.0 | 73 | 781 | 9.3 |
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Two patients were laboratory positive by IgM and RT-PCR.
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