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What is dengue IgG negative?
Negative. Negative. Too soon after initial exposure for antibodies to develop or symptoms due to another cause. Positive IgM and IgG tests for Dengue antibodies detected in a sample means that the patient became infected with dengue virus within recent weeks.
What is dengue IgG positive IgM negative?
Positive IgM and IgG tests for dengue antibodies detected in an initial blood sample mean that it is likely that the person became infected with dengue virus within recent weeks. If the IgG is positive but the IgM is low or negative, then it is likely that the person had an infection sometime in the past.
What is NS1 IgG IgM?
The dengue antigen NS1, IgG & IgM test measures the dengue virus or antibodies which are produced in response to dengue infection. Dengue fever is a viral infection which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes which live in tropical and subtropical climates and are responsible for carrying the virus.
What happens if IgM is positive?
A positive IgM antibody test indicates that the virus may be present and that your body has started the immune response. When IgM is detected you may currently be infected, or you may have recently recovered from a COVID-19 infection.
What is IgM test for dengue?
Positive IgM: Patients with a positive IgM test result are classified as presumptive, recent dengue virus infections. Negative IgM: Patients with negative IgM results before day 8 of illness and absent or negative NAAT or NS1 results are considered unconfirmed cases.
What does negative IgM mean?
What does it mean if the specimen tests negative for IgM and/or IgG antibodies against virus that causes COVID-19? A negative test result with this test means that SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies were not present in the specimen above the limit of detection.
What does dengue IgM negative mean?
Negative tests for IgM and/or IgG antibodies may mean that the individual tested does not have a dengue infection and symptoms are due to another cause, or that the level of antibody may be too low to measure.