Laboratory Results for the Fatal Laboratory Positive Dengue Cases, 2007, Puerto Rico.

<p>DPO = day post onset of fever; DENV = dengue virus; RT-PCR = reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; MAC-ELISA = IgM antibody capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; ELISA = enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; WNV = West Nile virus; PRNT = plaque reduction neutralization test; IgM Lepto = IgM ELISA ImmunoDOT assay for <i>Leptospira;</i> IHC = immunohistochemical microscopy; NEG = negative test result; POS = positive test result; N/A = not applicable for patient; QNS = quantity not sufficient to perform test indicated.</p>†<p>These samples where whole blood collected at time of death.</p

Clinical Features of the Fatal Laboratory-positive Dengue Cases at Time of Death or End of Hospital Stay, 2007, Puerto Rico.

<p>This table describes the clinical features of laboratory positive dengue case-patients at time of death or end of hospital stay.</p>†<p>DHF = dengue hemorrhagic fever; PLT = platelet; HCT = hematocrit; GI = gastrointestinal; ICH = intracranial hemorrhage; LOS = length of stay.</p>‡<p>DHF criteria as defined by World Health Organization in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control. Second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.</p