Comparison of the RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay to IDEIA NLV GI/GII by testing stools also assayed by RT-PCR and electron microscopy.
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.
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Santina
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St. Joseph's Healthcare and The Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON. L8N 4A6, Canada.
Luinstra
Kathy
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Petrich
Astrid
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Smieja
Marek
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Lee
Christine
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Jang
Dan
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Portillo
Eder
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Chernesky
Max
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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
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic