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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
Specific diagnosis of the disease is made by identification of the virus in the patient's stool. | Specific diagnosis of the disease is made by identification of the virus in the patient's stool. The most widely used diagnostic laboratory method is antigen detection in the stool by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) directed at an antigen common to all group A rotaviruses (i.e., those that are the principal cause of human disease). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Laboratory Findings
Specific diagnosis of the disease is made by identification of the virus in the patient's stool. The most widely used diagnostic laboratory method is antigen detection in the stool by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) directed at an antigen common to all group A rotaviruses (i.e., those that are the principal cause of human disease).