Asymptomatic and symptomatic excretion of noroviruses during a hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis

Gallimore, Chris I., Cubitt, David, du Plessis, Nelita and Gray, Jim J. (2004) Asymptomatic and symptomatic excretion of noroviruses during a hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42 (5). pp. 2271-2274. ISSN 0095-1137

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Abstract

During an investigation of a hospital outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis identified as being caused by a recombinant genogroup II (rGII-3a) strain, fecal specimens collected from asymptomatic staff and patients were tested by nested PCR. A GII-4 norovirus strain, the predominant strain associated with outbreaks in hospitals over the last few years, was detected in 26 and 33% of asymptomatic staff and patients, respectively. No rGII-3a (Harrow/Mexico) norovirus strains were detected in the samples of asymptomatic staff or patients.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	19 May 2011 08:38
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2023 00:40
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/30920
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.42.5.2271-2274.2004

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