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Limitations of rapid diagnostic testing in the work-up of dengue infection – a case report

  • Shaun S. Tan EMAIL logo , Sharon Saw , Gabriel Yan , Ai Teng Chong , Zhixin Yang , Ai Ping Tan , Anantharaman Vathsala and Sunil K. Sethi

Corresponding author: Dr. Shaun S. Tan, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228, Singapore, Phone: +65 83331713

  1. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

  5. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  6. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from the individual included in this report.

  7. Ethical approval: None required.

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Received: 2020-03-16
Accepted: 2020-04-24
Published Online: 2020-05-09
Published in Print: 2020-09-25

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