Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 14, 2026
10:49
Assays for the Specific Growth Rate and Cell-binding Ability of Rotavirus
Published on: January 28, 2019
Hospital-based surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis using molecular testing and immunoassay during the 2011
Henry Welch1, Andrew P Steenhoff, Unoda Chakalisa
1Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|January 24, 2013
Abstract:
We describe rotavirus testing and clinical characteristics for children admitted with acute gastroenteritis during Botswana's 2011 rotavirus season. The rotavirus season extended from June to October with rotavirus-specific case fatality being 2.8%. Using molecular testing as reference, the immunochromatographic test had a sensitivity of 76.5% and specificity of 68.0%. Rotavirus vaccine may significantly reduce childhood morbidity and mortality in Botswana.
