RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome: false positive reaction with a rotavirus latex agglutination test.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 609
OP 610
DO 10.1136/jcp.44.7.609
VO 44
IS 7
A1 Bendall, R P
A1 Gray, J J
YR 1991
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/44/7/609.abstract
AB A stool sample from a child with haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome gave a positive reaction with the RotaScreen latex agglutination test in the absence of other evidence of rotavirus infection. When this test is performed on bloody specimens, positive reactions should be interpreted with caution and confirmed by other means.