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Detection of Zika virus in Brazilian patients during the first five days of infection – urine versus plasma
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsSabri Saeed Sanabanisabyem_63 yahoo.com
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Citation style for this article: . Detection of Zika virus in Brazilian patients during the first five days of infection – urine versus plasma. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(30):pii=30302. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.30.30302 Received: 08 Jul 2016; Accepted: 22 Jul 2016
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Abstract
Advantages of testing for Zika virus (ZIKV) in urine have been reported, such as the persistence of ZIKV in this type of specimen for up to 20 days after ZIKV disease onset. We investigate 61 patients in the first 5 days post-symptom onset and find more patients testing positive for ZIKV in plasma samples (n=46), than in corresponding urine samples (n=37). For patients respectively testing positive in both plasma and urine (n=28), respective viral loads appeared similar.
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