Publications
| stool viruses in babies in glasgow 2. investigation of normal newborns in hospital. | the stools of 37 newborn babies born in hospital were examined for the presence of virus. an extract of every stool passed by each baby was examined in the electron microscopy and inoculated into cell cultures. the babies were delivered in four separate maternity units (a-d). all the babies from unit a and c(9 babies) were found to be excreting rotavirus though none showed any evidence of diarrhoea. two of the babies also excreted astrovirus. subsequently unit a was closed for cleaning and, on r ... | 1978 | 212478 |
| first rotavirus, now astrovirus: the evolving benefits of rt-pcr. | we compared rt-pcr and a newly developed amplified eia for the detection of human astrovirus (hastv) in 48 stool samples taken from children of less than five years of age with gastroenteritis. the rt-pcr classified more samples as positive than the eia (18 versus 8). without sensitive diagnosis, infection control policies will be disadvantaged and the true economic burden of hastv underestimated. | 2003 | 12736977 |