Successfully fabricated KIT kit for rapid diagnosis of dengue fever

The rapid degue diagnostic kit and dengue hemorrhagic fever with recombinant protein taken from the gene of dengue virus has just been successfully researched by the Institute of Biotechnology (Biotechnology) - under the Institute of Science and Technology of Vietnam - won the 2006 Science and Technology Award.

Test of dengue fever with KIT Elisa kit (Photo: VNN)

Dengue fever / dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease in humans caused by 4 types of dengue viruses. Since 1997, dengue fever / dengue hemorrhagic fever has spread around the world, making about 100 million people infected each year.

At only about VND 10,000, the Biotechnology Institute KIT can help quickly diagnose degue fever / dengue hemorrhage in 45 minutes. This KIT kit has been studied and tested for over three years.

There are two types of KIT : KIT Dot blot incorporating recombinant protein into membrane and KIT Elisa attaching protein to plastic slab. Using these two sets of KIT to dip into the patient's serum after 45 minutes, if the result is positive, the proteins in KIT Dot blot will turn black, while in KIT Elisa will turn yellow.

Compared to the imported KIT sets that are circulating on the market, the cost of these two KIT kits is only 1/3, easy to use and give exactly the same results.

Prof. Dr. Dinh Duy Khang - chairman of the research project - said that from this success, the Institute will continue to research to produce vaccines to prevent dengue fever / dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Currently, these two types of KIT are being used at the Institute of National Epidemiology, Bach Mai Hospital and Da Nang General Hospital .

KIT Dot blot set for quick diagnosis of denggue fever / dengue hemorrhagic fever
within 45 minutes. (Photo of Institute of Biotechnology)

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