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Evaluation of third-generation RIDASCREEN enzyme immunoassay for the detection of norovirus antigens in stool samples of hospitalized children in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2011
Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Linhares Alexandre da Costa, Oliveira Darleise de Souza, Soares Luana da Silva, Lucena Maria Silvia Sousa, Wanzeller Ana Lúcia Monteiro, Mascarenhas Joana D'Arc Pereira, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are major agents of gastroenteritis outbreaks and hospitalization worldwide. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the commercially available third-generation RIDASCREEN® Norovirus Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) kit in comparison to the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect NoVs in hospitalized children with gastroenteritis. An agreement of 88% (81/92)...
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