Wide Variability in the Sensitivity and Specificity of Rotavirus Immunoassay Diagnostic Kits in Practice

Wide Variability in the Sensitivity and Specificity of Rotavirus Immunoassay Diagnostic Kits in Practice

Introduction: Most hospitals rely on rapid antigen-detection kits for the diagnosis of rotavirus infection. Several small studies reviewed the sensitivity and specificity of some of these kits. These studies showed discrepancy in results obtained for sensitivity and specificity that varied accordin...

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Main Authors: Rouba Shaker, Ebla Abdalrahman, Zainab Ali, Lina Reslan, Houda Harastani, Amjad Haidar, Soha Ghanem, Farah Hajar, Adlette Inati, Mariam Rajab, Ghassan Baassiri, Bassam Ghanem, Hassan Fakhoury, George Araj, Ghassan M Matar, Ghassan Dbaibo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Rotavirus gastroenteritis
rapid kits
sensitivity
specificity
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11922
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