High circulating levels of the dengue virus nonstructural protein NS1 early in dengue illness correlate with the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever |
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Authors: | Libraty Daniel H Young Paul R Pickering Darren Endy Timothy P Kalayanarooj Siripen Green Sharone Vaughn David W Nisalak Ananda Ennis Francis A Rothman Alan L |
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Institution: | Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N., Worcester, MA 01655, USA. daniel.libraty@umassmed.edu |
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Abstract: | Infection with any 1 of 4 dengue viruses produces a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a mild undifferentiated febrile illness to dengue fever (DF) to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a potentially life-threatening disease. The morbidity and mortality of DHF can be reduced by early hospitalization and careful supportive care. To determine its usefulness as a predictor of DHF, plasma levels of the secreted dengue virus nonstructural protein NS1 (sNS1) were measured daily in 32 children with dengue-2 virus infections participating in a prospective, hospital-based study. Free sNS1 levels in plasma correlated with viremia levels and were higher in patients with DHF than in those with DF. An elevated free sNS1 level (> or =600 ng/mL) within 72 h of illness onset identified patients at risk for developing DHF. |
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