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Norovirus Loads in Stool Specimens of Cancer Patients with Norovirus Gastroenteritis.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Nov 2017
He Taojun, McMillen Tracy A, Qiu Yuanyuan, Chen Liang Hua, Lu Xuedong, Pang Xiao-Li, Kamboj Mini, Tang Yi-Wei
Abstract excerpt
In immunocompromised patients with norovirus (NoV) gastroenteritis, the relationship between fecal NoV load and clinical complications has not been examined. In this study, a validated real-time quantitative PCR assay was used to determine viral loads for NoV genogroup I and II (GI and GII) in NoV-positive stool specimens of cancer patients. A total of 234 specimens from 152 patients were positive for NoV,...
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