Improving dengue diagnostics and management through innovative technology

Dengue continues to be a major global public health threat. Symptomatic infections can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from a mild febrile illness to severe and potentially life-threatening manifestations. Management relies on supportive treatment with careful fluid replacement. The purpose of t...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez-Manzano, Jesus, Chia, Po Ying, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Holmes, Alison, Georgiou, Pantelis, Yacoub, Sophie
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144214
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Dengue continues to be a major global public health threat. Symptomatic infections can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from a mild febrile illness to severe and potentially life-threatening manifestations. Management relies on supportive treatment with careful fluid replacement. The purpose of this review is to define the unmet needs and challenges in current dengue diagnostics and patient monitoring and outline potential novel technologies to address these needs.