Evaluation of Non-Structural Protein-1(NS1)positive patients of 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Authors

  • Ghosia Lutfullah Centre of Biotechnology and Microbiology University of Peshawar
  • Jawad Ahmad Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Aftab Khan Pakistan Health Research Council
  • Hina Ihsan Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Jamshed Ahmad Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11237

Keywords:

Dengue infection, Dengue diagnosis, NS1 positive samples, ELISA.

Abstract

Background & Objective: Dengue infection is an arthropod borne disease caused by Dengue virus in humans. Dengue virus infection has more potential to produce severe form of the disease with more severe symptoms. Proper diagnosis of dengue fever is very important for its safe management.The objective of this study was to evaluate the non structural protein-1 (NS1) positive parameter for identification of dengue fever by using ELISA from 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Methods: It was

Author Biographies

Ghosia Lutfullah, Centre of Biotechnology and Microbiology University of Peshawar

Centre of Biotechnology and Microbiology

University of Peshawar

Jawad Ahmad, Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Aftab Khan, Pakistan Health Research Council

Pakistan Health Research Council

Hina Ihsan, Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Jamshed Ahmad, Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Department of Microbiology Khyber Medical University Peshawar

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Published

2017-02-22

How to Cite

Lutfullah, G., Ahmad, J., Khan, A., Ihsan, H., & Ahmad, J. (2017). Evaluation of Non-Structural Protein-1(NS1)positive patients of 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11237

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2017): January – February 2017 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles