Diagnosis of human rotavirus infections: comparison of an electrophoretic method, a modified complement fixation test and electron microscopy for rotavirus detection.
A modified complement fixation test and a counter-immuno-electrophoresis on cellulose acetate were compared to electron microscopy, in detecting Rotavirus from stool specimens. Out of 75 samples from patients with acute gastroenteritis, 40 per cent yielded positive results. The main advantages of the above two methods in routine diagnosis are discussed.
D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology