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. 1988 Nov;26(11):2456–2458. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.11.2456-2458.1988

Evaluation of Abbott TESTPACK ROTAVIRUS with clinical specimens.

B Marchlewicz 1, M Spiewak 1, J Lampinen 1
PMCID: PMC266918  PMID: 2853178

Abstract

TESTPACK ROTAVIRUS was compared with the Pathfinder Rotavirus assay for the detection of rotaviral antigens in feces from 137 patients. The symptomatology and ages of the patients varied from no symptoms to watery diarrhea and from less than 3 months to greater than 60 years of age. The sensitivity and specificity, before resolution, were 89.2 and 90.0%, respectively. After resolution with a blocking reagent, the results were 100% sensitivity and 98.9% specificity. The performance was similar for all age groups and in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Abbott TESTPACK ROTAVIRUS is a rapid (10-min), easy-to-perform assay for the detection of rotaviral antigens and has the sensitivity and specificity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays that require several hours to perform.

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