| Literature DB >> 18353936 |
Lauren J Stockman1, Mary A Staat, Michol Holloway, David I Bernstein, Tara Kerin, Jennifer Hull, Eileen Yee, Jon Gentsch, Umesh D Parashar.
Abstract
Rates of detection of rotavirus were compared by diagnostic assay and specimen type. For bulk stools, rates of detection by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) were similar, but 18% of healthy controls tested positive by RT-PCR. Testing of bulk stools by EIA appears to be optimum for rotavirus surveillance.Mesh:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18353936 PMCID: PMC2395070 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02329-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948