Molecular analysis of noroviruses involved in acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in military units in Israel, 1999-2004

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 697-700

  Halperin, T ^a   Yavzori, M ^a   Amitai, A ^b   Klement, E ^a   Kayouf, R ^a   Grotto, I ^c,d   Huerta, M ^c   Hadley, L A ^e   Monroe, S S ^e   Cohen, D ^d   Orr, N ^a,d  

^a Medical Corps   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c Army Health Branch   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NURSING HOME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; RNA REPLICASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 27944441662     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0002-1     Document Type: Article

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