A shortened IgM capture ELISA for the detection of dengue IgM antibodies using simultaneous incubation of antigen and peroxidase-labeled monoclonal antibody was described. The shortened two-step assay was compared with the four-step IgM capture ELISA on sera from dengue patients confirmed by the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. When paired acute and convalescent sera were tested, the shortened ELISA showed 100% agreement with HI results. It detected dengue IgM antibodies in the acute sera of 66% of patients with a primary dengue infection, 60% of patients with a secondary infection, and 98% of patients with a presumptive secondary infection. When the results of 151 dengue patients were combined, 75% of the acute sera were positive by the shortened IgM capture ELISA.
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