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Three different commercial immunologic tests for rapid detection of group A rotavirus (an immunochromatographic method, latex agglutination, and enzyme immunoassay) were used to evaluate 228 faecal specimens obtained from Spanish children with acute gastroenteritis. After resolution of 30 (13.2%) discordant results by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for rotavirus, the statistical values of the enzyme immunoassay, latex agglutination, and immunochromatographic method were respectively 96%, 68%, and 99% for sensitivity; 99%, 99%, and 96% for specificity; 98%, 96%, and 92% for positive predictive value; and 98%, 88%, and 99% for negative predictive value. The immunochromatographic technique showed high sensitivity and specificity and was rapid and easy to perform in the routine clinical laboratory.
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Wilhelmi, I., Colomina, J., Martín-Rodrigo, D. et al. New Immunochromatographic Method for Rapid Detection of Rotaviruses in Stool Samples Compared with Standard Enzyme Immunoassay and Latex Agglutination Techniques. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 20, 741–743 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960100575
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960100575