Comparasion of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection in children

Detection of rotavirus RNA by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) proved to be a highly sensitive and rapid diagnostic test. A comparison of this assay with immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) in 245 faeces from children with gastroenteritis revealed complete agreemen...

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Main Authors: H. G. Pereira, R. S. Azeredto, F. Sutmoller, J. P. Leite, V. de Farias, O. M. Barth, M. N. P. Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1983-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761983000400012