title: Evaluation of two enzyme immunoassays for detection of human rotaviruses in fecal specimens.
abstract: The two assays evaluated in this study (the Ridascreen rotavirus and the Pathfinder rotavirus) exhibited comparable sensitivities (100%) but highly divergent positive predictive values (93.74 and 57.7%, respectively) when compared on 393 specimens. This difference should be considered when using these tests on collectives with an unknown or low prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Clinical Virology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. eingb@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Eing
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Baumeister
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kühn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic