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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
An immune adherence hemagglutination assay (IAHA) for the detection of antibody to the Norwalk agent of acute epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis was developed using as antigen virus purified from stool from an experimentally infected volunteer. The assay was sensitive and specific and was efficient for detecting Norwalk antibody seroresponses. The prevalence of Norwalk antibody in various groups in the United States was studied. Antibody to the Norwalk agent was acquired gradually, beginning slowly in childhood and accelerating in the adult period so that by the fifth decade 50% possessed antibody. This pattern of antibody acquisition contrasted sharply with that for the human rotavirus of infantile gastroenteritis. Rotavirus antibody was acquired during early childhood by almost all individuals in the pediatric groups studied. Antibody to the Norwalk agent was also found in rural Bangladesh; in a small prevalence survey of 39 children and adults 21% possessed Norwalk IAHA antibody, whereas 95% possessed antibody to the human rotavirus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0146-6615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:215713-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Antigen-Antibody Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Bangladesh, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Child, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Gastroenteritis, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Hemagglutination Tests, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Immune Adherence Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Ohio, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Pan troglodytes, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Rotavirus, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Virus Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:215713-Viruses, Unclassified
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of antibody to the Norwalk agent by a newly developed immune adherence hemagglutination assay.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study