Optimum diagnostic assay and clinical specimen for routine rotavirus surveillance

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1842-1843

  Stockman, Lauren J ^a,b,d   Staat, Mary A ^c   Holloway, Michol ^c   Bernstein, David I ^c   Kerin, Tara ^a,b   Hull, Jennifer ^a,b   Yee, Eileen ^a   Gentsch, Jon ^a   Parashar, Umesh D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

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

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 43249086551     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02329-07     Document Type: Article

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