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Virus Genotype Distribution and Virus Burden in Children and Adults Hospitalized for Norovirus Gastroenteritis, 2012-2014, Hong Kong.
Scientific reports - 17 Jun 2015
Chan Martin C W, Leung Ting F, Chung Tracy W S, Kwok Angela K, Nelson E Anthony S, Lee Nelson, Chan Paul K S
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a 2-year hospital-based study on norovirus gastroenteritis among children and adults between August 2012 and September 2014. A total of 1,146 norovirus cases were identified. Young children (aged ≤ 5 years) accounted for a majority (53.3%) of cases. Hospitalization incidence exhibited a U-shaped pattern with the highest rate in young children (1,475 per 100,000 person-years), followed by the elderly...
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