Japanese Encephalitis: Test and Diagnosis

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)