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Characterization of norovirus-associated traveler's diarrhea.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2010
Ajami N, Koo H, Darkoh C, Atmar R L, Okhuysen P C, Jiang Z-D, Flores J, Dupont H L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Traveler's diarrhea is the most common medical complaint of international visitors to developing regions. Previous findings suggested that noroviruses (NoVs) are an underappreciated cause of traveler's diarrhea. METHODS. In the present study, we sought to define the presence of NoVs in 320 acute diarrheic stool samples collected from 299 US students who traveled to Guadalajara, Cuernavaca, or Puerto...
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