Evaluation and comparison of the efficiency of immunochromatography methods for norovirus detection

• Main Authors: Aksara Thongprachum, Pattara Khamrin, Dinh Nguyen Tran, Shoko Okitsu, Masashi Mizuguchi, Satoshi Hayakawa, Niwat Maneekarn, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84863698008&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51370
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: The efficiency of a commercial immunochromatography kit (IP-NoV) was evaluated for rapid detection of norovirus in Japanese fecal specimens and its sensitivity and specificity were compared with two other commercial kits. Methods: A total of 70 samples collected from children who suffere...