1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- RNA detection (RT-PCR* in serum/liquor) – in the first days of illness.
- JE virus-specific IgM/IgG antibodies – from the second week of illness.
* Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the combination of two methods of molecular biology.
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein).
- Fasting glucose (fasting blood sugar)