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. 1989 Jan;27(1):53–57. doi: 10.1128/jcm.27.1.53-57.1989

Detection of human rotavirus by using an alkaline phosphatase-conjugated synthetic DNA probe in comparison with enzyme-linked immunoassay and polyacrylamide gel analysis.

D M Olive 1, S K Sethi 1
PMCID: PMC267231  PMID: 2536392

Abstract

An alkaline phosphatase-conjugated synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotide probe was compared with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) detection of rotavirus RNA as well as an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of rotavirus in stools from young children with gastroenteritis. The synthetic probe did not cross-react with bacterial causative agents of diarrheal disease. Extraction of viral RNA from stool samples with a phenol-chloroform mixture was suitable for most samples. In some cases fecal pigments interfered with the reaction of the probe with viral RNA. The use of ion-exchange chromatography to further purify viral RNA removed contaminating pigments and increased the sensitivity of the probe assay. Of 260 stool specimens, 77 (30%) were positive for rotavirus when tested by PAGE analysis of rotavirus RNA. The synthetic probe identified 71 rotavirus specimens when RNA obtained by phenol-chloroform extraction followed by chromatographic purification was used (sensitivity, 91.0%; specificity, 96.7%). The ELISA results also agreed well with the electrophoretic analysis (sensitivity, 98.7%; specificity 94%) and the probe assay (sensitivity, 90%; specificity, 100%). Discordant results between the ELISA and the probe assay were examined further by electron microscopy and PAGE analysis of viral RNA. The positive and negative predictive values of the probe assay in comparison with PAGE were 92.2 and 96.1%, respectively. Rotaviruses showing both long and short RNA electrophoretic patterns were detected by the probe. The probe assay coupled with chromatographic purification of rotavirus RNA is an effective method for detecting rotavirus and compares favorably with PAGE analysis and ELISA.

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