Article
Performance of a latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus
Desempenho do teste de aglutinação em látex para o diagnóstico de gastroenterite aguda por rotavírus
Registro en:
FERREIRA, Thais Lourenço et al. Performance of a latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, São Paulo, v. 37, n. 4, p. 587-589, Oct./Dec. 2006.
1517-8382
10.1590/S1517-83822006000400035
1678-4405
Autor
Ferreira, Thais Lourenço
Becho, Mariana Costa
Bernardo, Aline Rodrigues
Chaves, Thaís Castelo Branco
Ribeiro, Rosemary Suely
Lima, Jurandir Sampaio de
Fialho, Alexandre Madi
Leite, José Paulo Gagliardi
Mazur, Carlos
Danelli, Maria das Graças Miranda
Resumen
The 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.