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Additional value of typing Noroviruses in gastroenteritis outbreaks in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2006
Koek A G, Bovée L P M J, van den Hoek J A R, Bos A J, Bruisten S M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Amsterdam, 17 of the 55 gastroenteritis (GI) outbreaks reported from January 2002 to May 2003 were confirmed to be caused by noroviruses (NV). OBJECTIVE: In this study, we describe the molecular epidemiology of a group of nine outbreaks associated with a catering firm and two outbreaks, 5 months apart, in an Amsterdam hospital. All outbreaks were typed to confirm their linkage, and the...
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