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. 1977 Feb;5(2):248–249. doi: 10.1128/jcm.5.2.248-249.1977

Comparison of Counterimmunoelectrophoresis and Electron Microscopy for Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Reovirus-Like Agent-Associated Infantile Gastroenteritis

L Spence 1, M Fauvel 1, R Petro 1, S Bloch 1
PMCID: PMC274570  PMID: 403200

Abstract

Counterimmunoelectrophoresis was compared with electron microscopy for detection of human reovirus-like agent in fecal specimens. Both tests gave very similar results.

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