Serodiagnosis of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) by MAC-ELISA in Bach Mai hospital from 1997-2001
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Hanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Japanese Encephalitis, MAC-ELISA
- MeSH:
Encephalitis, Japanese;
Serologic Tests;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2003;23(3):21-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on 1405 sera were collected from 1159 patients ( male 58.55%; female 41.44%) with encephalitis syndromes which were treated in Bach Mai hospital. Using MAC-ELISA to estimate antibody for Japanese Encephalitis in these patients. The results were as following:
The general positive rate was 16.64%
The positive rates by MAC-ELISA were 16.54% (46/278), 10.31% (22/223),...and 13.36% (25/187) in 1997, 1998,...and 2001, respectively.
The positive rates for males were 58.55%; female 41.44%.
The positive rates divided by the age: 1-15 years, 36.84%; 16-60 years 63.16%.
