Abstract
The prevalence of enteric adenoviruses detected by an in-house enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (the RIVM-ELISA) ranged from 13 to 38%, and subgroup F adenoviruses comprised 86%. All subgroup F adenoviruses reacted with both RIVM anti-adenovirus type 40 (Ad40) and anti-adenovirus type 41 (Ad41) monoclonal antibodies but were not detected by Adenoclone Type 40/41 enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The correlation between the Biotrin EIA and RIVM- ELISA results was low (26%). Immunospecific tests suggest that a significant proportion of enteric adenoviruses, possibly comprising previously unidentified or emerging types, are not detected by commercial diagnostic tests in South Africa.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1661-1663 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |