DRG Norovirus Stool (EIA-4864)INTENDED USE The Norovirus ELISA
is a 3rd generation enzyme immunoassay for the qualitative
determination of the Norwalk viruses of Genogroups I and II in
stool samples. For in vitro use.SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION OF THE
TEST The name Norovirus stands for a group of viruses which are
pathogenic to humans. These were first distinguished from the
classical Caliciviruses as small round structured viruses
(SRSVs) owing to their morphology. Caliciviruses were named as
such because their typical surface structure resembled a string
of cups (lat. calix = cup). Today, Noroviruses and the classical
Caliciviruses are combined into one family, the Caliciviridae.
All these SRS viruses have been named after the place where they
were first isolated. Thus, the name Norwalk-like stood for all
viruses which have been isolated during outbreaks of
gastroenteritis and the name originated from the first time SRSV
designated viruses were isolated in the city of Norwalk, Ohio,
in the USA in 1972. The Norw