Comparison between RT-PCR and rapid agglutination test for diagnosis of human rotavirus infection

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 707-709

  Noppornpanth, Suwanna ^a   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033288566     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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