Simplexa Dengue Kit
Simplexa Dengue Kit
Background
Dengue fever is an acute, self limiting, viral disease that is characterized by fever, headache, body pains, rash, lymphadenopathy, and prostration. In its most severe form, dengue hemorrhagic fever, infected patients will experience severe fever and renal failure leading to the often fatal dengue shock syndrome. It is estimated that approximately 2 billion people are at risk for dengue fever world wide, and as many as 100 million people per year are infected.This, combined with the hundreds of thousands of cases of dengue shock syndrome, make dengue the most important arbovirus disease in the world.
Why choose it
A reliable and effective assay for detection and typing of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4 from human serum.
Benefits
Reliability
A panel of 179 samples with previously characterized dengue PCR results was obtained from the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The samples were tested in the Simplexa™ Dengue assay and compared to historical results as reported by the CDC and demonstrate >96% positive agreement for all serotypes.
SIMPLEXA DENGUE METHOD COMPARISON
DENGUE VIRUS 1 COMPARISON TO HISTORICAL RESULTS
| CDC Historical Results | Simplexa Dengue DV1: Detected | Simplexa Dengue DVI: Nin Detected | % Agreement (Observed/Expected) 95% Cl | |
| Detected | N:32 | 32 | 0 | PPA: 100.0% (32/32) 95% Cl: 89.3 to 100.0% |
| Non Detected | N: 147 | 11ᵃ | 136 | NPA: 92.5% (136/147) 95% Cl: 87.1 to 95.8% |
DENGUE VIRUS 2 COMPARISON TO HISTORICAL RESULTS
| CDC Historical Results | Simplexa Dengue DV1: Detected | Simplexa Dengue DVI: Nin Detected | % Agreement (Observed/Expected) 95% Cl | |
| Detected | N: 30 | 29 | 1ᵇ | 96.7% (29/30) 95% Cl: 83.3 to 99.4% |
| Non Detected | N: 149 | 1ᵇ | 148 | 99.3% (148/149) 95% Cl: 96.3 to 99.9% |
DENGUE VIRUS 3 COMPARISON TO HISTORICAL RESULTS
| CDC Historical Results | Simplexa Dengue DV1: Detected | Simplexa Dengue DVI: Nin Detected | % Agreement (Observed/Expected) 95% Cl | |
| Detected | N: 29 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% (29/29) |
| Non Detected | N: 150 | 0 | 150 | 100.0% (150/150) 95% Cl: 97.5 to 100.0% |
DENGUE VIRUS 4 COMPARISON TO HISTORICAL RESULTS
| CDC Historical Results | Simplexa Dengue DV1: Detected | Simplexa Dengue DVI: Nin Detected | % Agreement (Observed/Expected) 95% Cl | |
| Detected | N: 38 | 37 | 1ᶜ | 97.4% (37/38) 95% Cl: 86.5 to 99.5 |
| Non Detected | N: 141 | 8ᵈ | 133 | 94.3% (133/141) 95% Cl: 89.2 to 97.1% |
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Ordering Info
| PRODUCT | CODE | REACTIONS |
| Simplexa Dengue Kit | MOL3100 | 100 |
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