Evaluation of the ImmunoCardStat! Rotavirus assay for detection of group A rotavirus in fecal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1977-1979

  Dennehy, Penelope H ^a,b   Hartin, Michele ^c   Nelson, Sara M ^a   Reising, Shirley F ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

RNA VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 0032952396     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.1977-1979.1999     Document Type: Article

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