Apparently non-specific results found using a norovirus antigen immunoassay for fecal specimens from neonates

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-81

  Wiechers, C ^a   Bissinger, A L ^b   Hamprecht, K ^b   Kimmig, P ^c   Jahn, G ^b   Poets, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOROVIRUS SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NOROVIRUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 38049021683     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211849     Document Type: Article

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