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Prevalence of norovirus among visitors from the United States to Mexico and Guatemala who experience traveler's diarrhea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2005
Chapin Amy R, Carpenter Colleen M, Dudley William C, Gibson Lucy C, Pratdesaba Rafael, Torres Olga, Sanchez Domingo, Belkind-Gerson Jaime, Nyquist Irene, Kärnell Anders, Gustafsson Bjorn, Halpern Jane L, Bourgeois A Louis, Schwab Kellogg J
Abstract excerpt
Traveler's diarrhea (TD) is the most common infectious illness acquired by visitors to developing nations. The purpose of this study was to utilize molecular diagnostic techniques to determine the prevalence of norovirus (NoV) in TD occurring among visitors from the United States to Guatemala and Mexico. Stool samples (n = 54) were collected from 34 TD cases and analyzed for NoV by reverse transcription-PCR and...
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