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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1999, p. 1600-1601, Vol. 37, No. 5
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of the MRL Diagnostics Dengue Fever Virus IgM Capture ELISA and the PanBio Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Diagnosis of Dengue Fever in Jamaica

Carol J. Palmer,1,* S. Dorothy King,2 Raul R. Cuadrado,3 Eddy Perez,4 Mariana Baum,1 and Arba L. Ager1

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami,1 and College of Allied Health, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale,3 Florida; Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica2; and CENISMI, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic4

Received 17 September 1998/Returned for modification 28 January 1999/Accepted 16 February 1999

We evaluated two new commercial dengue diagnostic tests, the MRL Diagnostics Dengue Fever Virus IgM Capture ELISA and the PanBio Rapid Immunochromatographic Test, on serum samples collected during a dengue epidemic in Jamaica. The MRL ELISA method correctly identified 98% (78 of 80) of the samples as dengue positive, while the PanBio test identified 100% (80 of 80). Both tests were 100% (20 samples of 20) specific.

* Corresponding author. Present address: College of Allied Health, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University, 3200 South University Dr., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328. Phone: (954) 262-1614. Fax: (954) 262-1181. E-mail: Carpalmer{at}aol.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1999, p. 1600-1601, Vol. 37, No. 5
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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