A Two-Tube Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens of Infectious Diarrhea

Table 5

Multiple enteric pathogens detected in clinical samples by novel two-tube assay.

Pathogen	Numbers of coinfection
Norovirus G2 and astrovirus	4
Adenovirus and astrovirus	3
Rotavirus and Salmonella	3
Rotavirus, astrovirus, and norovirus G2	3
Rotavirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus	2
Norovirus G2 and adenovirus	2
Rotavirus and astrovirus	1
Rotavirus and adenovirus	1
Rotavirus and Shigella	1
Rotavirus and norovirus G2	1
Total	21