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Table 2 Risk of infection in lungs.

From: Phenotypic characterization of patient dengue virus isolates in BALB/c mice differentiates dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever from dengue shock syndrome

Inoculated virus

(PFU/mL)

Risk of infection

1.5 × 104

0

1.5 × 105

0.41

1.5 × 106

0.52

Days p.i.

Risk of infection

3

0.26

6

0.52

15

0.15

  1. Both inoculated DENV-1 concentration and time-point were significant (p < 0.001 and p = 0.003, respectively). The risk for infection in the lungs with the DF isolate was highest on day 6 p.i. and showed a positive correlation to inoculated virus.