Researchers at Nanyang Technological University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and partners have identified protein biomarkers in urine that could help detect dengue infection and predict disease severity without blood sampling.

• Biomarkers: NS1, NGAL and suPAR proteins in urine were linked to both dengue infection and the likely severity of disease.
• Non-invasive testing: Findings suggest a future take-home urine test kit could allow early prognosis and reduce reliance on laboratory blood tests.
• Next steps: Researchers plan international validation and development of user-friendly kits, potentially available in about five years.
  

This summary is based on a news article published by The Straits Times.