Article
Prevalent enteric adenovirus variant not detected by commercial monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 1990
Scott-Taylor T, Ahluwalia G, Klisko B, Hammond G W
Abstract excerpt
A commercial monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay for the detection of enteric adenovirus type 40 and 41 (Ad40 and Ad41) in stool specimens was evaluated. Twenty-one stool specimens from children with gastroenteritis, with adenovirus particles visible by electron microscopy, and reference strains Ad40 Dugan and Ad41 Tak were tested by Ad40- and Ad41-specific and adenovirus group-reactive immunoassays. All stool...
Topics
- Adenovirus Infections, Human
- Adenoviruses, Human
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Child
- DNA Restriction Enzymes
- DNA, Viral
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Feces
- Gastroenteritis
- Genetic Variation
- Humans