NS1 antigen test
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NS1 antigen test , full name is Platelia Dengue NS1 Ag assay, is a test for dengue made by Bio-Rad Laboratories and Pasteur Institute
, introduced in 2006. It allows rapid detection on the first day of fever, before antibodies appear some 5 or more days later.
It has been adopted for use in some 40 nations. The method of detection is through PCR.
India has introduced in 2010 the NS1 test costing 1,600 rupees at a private hospital in Mumbai
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Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
, introduced in 2006. It allows rapid detection on the first day of fever, before antibodies appear some 5 or more days later.
It has been adopted for use in some 40 nations. The method of detection is through PCR.
India has introduced in 2010 the NS1 test costing 1,600 rupees at a private hospital in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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