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Norovirus epidemiology in community and health care settings and association with patient age, Denmark.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2014
Franck Kristina T, Fonager Jannik, Ersbøll Annette K, Böttiger Blenda
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is a major cause of gastroenteritis. NoV genotype II.4 (GII.4) is the predominant genotype in health care settings but the reason for this finding is unknown. Stool samples containing isolates with a known NoV genotype from 2,109 patients in Denmark (patients consulting a general practitioner or outpatient clinic, inpatients, and patients from foodborne outbreaks) were used to determine genotype...
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