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Identifying intra-hospital Norovirus GII transmission using whole-genome sequencing.
Genome medicine - 6 Mar 2026
Grimes Logan, Fink Jeffrey, Elkan Michael, Llewellyn Jessica, Patrick Rose C, Jernigan Ana Luiza Araújo, Liu Benjamin M, Smith Kenneth P, Harris Rebecca M, Hayes Ericka, Potter Robert Fredrick
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BACKGROUND: Norovirus genogroup II (GII) is a common gastrointestinal pathogen that can cause spatially and temporally linked outbreaks due to its resistance to disinfectants and desiccation. Despite this threat, routine whole-genome sequencing has rarely been systematically applied to Norovirus. METHODS: We performed whole-genome amplification of Norovirus GII from 665 clinical stool specimens collected between...
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