title: Comparison of the RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay to IDEIA NLV GI/GII by testing stools also assayed by RT-PCR and electron microscopy.
abstract: RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay (EIA) detected 80.3% of norovirus-infected feces samples compared to 60.6% by IDEIA NLV GI/GII from 228 patients with no false positives by either assay. RT-PCR and electron microscopy percent sensitivity and specificity were 98.5, 100 and 36.4 and 96.9, respectively.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Healthcare and The Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON. L8N 4A6, Canada.
authors.forename: Santina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castriciano
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Luinstra
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrich
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smieja
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Eder
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chernesky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic