Evaluation of two enzyme immunoassays for detection of human rotaviruses in fecal specimens

Authors
Eing, BR May, G Baumeister, HG Kuhn, JE
Citation
Br. Eing et al., Evaluation of two enzyme immunoassays for detection of human rotaviruses in fecal specimens, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4532-4534
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4532 - 4534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4532:EOTEIF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The two assays evaluated in this study (the Ridascreen rotavirus and the Pa thfinder rotavirus) exhibited comparable sensitivities (100%) but highly di vergent positive predictive values (93.74 and 57.7%, respectively) when com pared on 393 specimens. This difference should be considered when using the se tests on collectives with an unknown or low prevalence.