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Performance of a latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus
2006; Springer Nature; Volume: 37; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1517-83822006000400035
ISSN1678-4405
AutoresThais Lourenço Ferreira, Mariana Costa Becho, Aline Rodrigues Bernardo, Thaís Castelo Branco Chaves, Rosemary Suely Ribeiro, Jurandir Sampaio de Lima, Alexandre Madi Fialho, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Carlos Mazur, Maria das Graças Miranda Danelli,
Tópico(s)Respiratory viral infections research
ResumoThe aim of this work was to determine the performance of latex agglutination test (LAT) for evaluating children acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus. The LAT showed good sensitivity, as well as specificity and predictive positive value and due to its simplicity and speed, it has been suitable for rotavirus diagnosis in hospital laboratories.
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