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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 1999, p. 624-626, Vol. 6, No. 4
Institute of Virology, Colombian School of
Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia,1 and
Center for Disease Prevention, University of Miami School
of Medicine, Miami, Florida2
Received 8 February 1999/Returned for modification 8 April
1999/Accepted 26 April 1999
An evaluation of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and dengue serostatus
in 168 subjects from San Andrés Island, Colombia, revealed altered levels of IgE in 89% of the population. IgE levels were higher
in patients with a history of dengue or with a current secondary or
current primary infection than in subjects with no exposure
(P = 0.01). Dengue infection accounted for 23% of the variation in IgE levels.
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Total Immunoglobulin E Levels and Dengue Infection
on San Andrés Island, Colombia
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Miami School of Medicine, Center for Disease Prevention, 1400 NW 10th Ave., 10th Floor (D21), Miami, FL 33136. Phone: (305) 243-4072. Fax:
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