title: Multicentre evaluation of a new commercial latex agglutination test using a monoclonal antibody for rotavirus detection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, C.H.U. Hópital du Bocage, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pothier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Freymuth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goudeau
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral