Diagnosis and Characterization of Dengue Fever in Children
Completed
Conditions studied: Dengue Fever
In brief
Dengue virus is an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes which causes significant morbidity and mortality among children in tropical regions, especially in resource limited countries. The objective of this protocol is to compare the sensitivity and specificity of clinical gestalt and two rapid antigen tests for dengue virus and to compare the gene expression of leukocytes in distinct dengue fever disease phenotypes module-based RNA microarray technology.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00946218
- Run by
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- People needed
- 258
- Starts
- 2009-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-10-05
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Hospital Nacional de Ninos Benjamin Bloom — San Salvador, El Salvador, El Salvador
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