Development of a latex agglutination method for diagnosis of rotavirus infections

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-104

  Ataei Pirkooh, A ^a   Shahrabadi, Mahmoud Shamsi ^a,b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Latex agglutination; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PURIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 39449099018     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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