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Epidemiologic and molecular trends of "Norwalk-like viruses" associated with outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the United States.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2002
Fankhauser Rebecca L, Monroe Stephan S, Noel Jacqueline S, Humphrey Charles D, Bresee Joseph S, Parashar Umesh D, Ando Tamie, Glass Roger I
Abstract excerpt
Between July 1997 and June 2000, fecal specimens from 284 outbreaks of nonbacterial gastroenteritis were submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing for "Norwalk-like viruses" (NLVs). Specimens were examined by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and direct electron microscopy for the presence of NLVs. Adequate descriptive data were available from 233 of the outbreaks, and,...
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