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Norovirus-Associated Gastroenteritis Vesikari Score and Pre-Existing Salivary IgA in Young Children from Rural South Africa.
Viruses - 30 Oct 2023
Kabue Jean-Pierre, Khumela Ronewa, Meader Emma, Baroni de Moraes Marcia Terezinha, Traore Afsatou Ndama, Potgieter Natasha
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis, mostly affecting young children worldwide. However, limited data are available to determine the severity of norovirus-associated AGE (acute gastroenteritis) and to correlate it with the NoV-specific IgA antibodies' level. Between October 2019 and September 2021, two hundred stool samples were randomly collected from symptomatic cases for the vesikari...
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