Comparison of 2 assays for diagnosing rotavirus and evaluating vaccine effectiveness in children with gastroenteritis

Authors :: Tate, Jacqueline E.
Mijatovic-Rustempasic, Slavica
Tam, Ka Ian
Lyde, Freda C.
Payne, Daniel C.
Szilagyi, Peter
Edwards, Kathryn
Staat, Mary Allen
Weinberg, Geoffrey A.
Hall, Caroline B.
Chappell, James
McNeal, Monica
Gentsch, Jon R.
Bowen, Michael D.
Parashar, Umesh D.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. August 1, 2013, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p1245, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Commercially available enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) traditionally have been used to detect rotavirus in children who have acute gastroenteritis (AGE). The rate of rotavirus detection is higher with EIAs than with [...]

Subjects :: United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diagnosis
Comparative analysis
Vaccines -- Comparative analysis
Gastroenteritis -- Diagnosis -- Comparative analysis

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