An evaluation of the RIDASCREEN and IDEIA enzyme immunoassays and the RIDAQUICK immunochromatographic test for the detection of norovirus in faecal specimens

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-257

  Kirby, Andrew ^a   Gurgel, Ricardo Q ^b,c   Dove, Winifred ^a   Vieira, Sarah Cristina F ^b   Cunliffe, Nigel A ^a   Cuevas, Luis E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELISA; Immunochromatographic; Norovirus; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

BRAZIL; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NOROVIRUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 78149498394     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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