Aiding in the diagnosis of dengue virus infection
Immediately following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days
Frozen - 14 days
Gross hemolysis, lipemia or icterus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Negative
The presence of dengue nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) antigen is consistent with acute-phase infection with dengue virus.