| Literature DB >> 12736977 |
R N Gunson1, P Mackie, A Leanord, W F Carman.
Abstract
We compared RT-PCR and a newly developed amplified EIA for the detection of human astrovirus (HAstV) in 48 stool samples taken from children of less than five years of age with gastroenteritis. The RT-PCR classified more samples as positive than the EIA (18 versus 8). Without sensitive diagnosis, infection control policies will be disadvantaged and the true economic burden of HAstV underestimated.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12736977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Commun Dis Public Health ISSN： 1462-1843