Multicentre evaluation of a new commercial latex agglutination test using a monoclonal antibody for rotavirus detection.
A new commercial latex-agglutination test using a monoclonal antibody for detection of rotavirus (Slidex Rota-Kit 2) was compared with three other tests (Slidex Rota-Kit, Rotalex, Rotazyme II) using immunoelectron microscopy and a monoclonal enzyme immunoassay as reference tests. Slidex Rota-Kit 2 was more sensitive and specific than the other tests, and would thus appear to be a practical and accurate rotavirus assay for use in routine laboratory work.
Kohli
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Laboratoire de Virologie, C.H.U. Hópital du Bocage, Dijon, France.
Pothier
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Denis
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Freymuth
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Goudeau
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D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral