Rapid Stool Antigen Test
Description:
The RIDA® Quick Rotavirus/Adenovirus Combi test is a quick single-step immunochromatographic lateral-flow assay for the detection of Rotavirus and Adenovirus antigen in stool samples. This test is available Mon to Friday and weekends and bank holidays during the winter season or during outbreaks and the turnaround time is 2 working days.
Clinical details:
Viral pathogens are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in developed and developing countries. The clinical spectrum of acute viral gastroenteritis ranges from a self-limited watery diarrhoea illness accompanied with nausea, anorexia and mild vomiting or fever, to severe dehydration resulting in hospitalisation or even death. In the UK, rotaviruses and adenoviruses are the most common viruses causing gastroenteritis in children; almost every child in the UK has a rotavirus/adenovirus infection before they are 5 years old.
Reference range:
Qualitative: Detected/Not Detected
Synonyms or keywords:
Diarrhoea, stool, faeces, vomit, houspital outbreaks of D&V
Units:
Not applicable
Department:
Location:
Sample type and Volume required:
Liquid faeces/stool sample collected in a sterile universal container with no additives. Faeces/stool in viral swab tubes with Universl Transport Medium (UTM) is not suitable and will be rejected for testing.
Turnaround time:
2 working days
Storage and transport:
Place labelled sample in a sealed sample bag and send to Central Specimen Reception (CSR). Please store samples in a refrigerator if there is a delay in sending samples to CSR.
Contacts:
Infection Sciences Department at St Thomas' Hospital
020 7188 8008
St Thomas' Hospital
North Wing - 5th Floor
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Core opening hours: Monday-Friday 0900-1730
North Wing - 5th Floor
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Core opening hours: Monday-Friday 0900-1730
Laboratory:
Last updated: 06/10/2023
