Epidemiological and clinical features of norovirus gastroenteritis in outbreaks: A population-based study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Arias, C ^a   Sala, M R ^a   Dominguez A ^b,c,d   Torner, N ^c,d   Ruiz L ^d   Martinez A ^d   Bartolome R ^e   de Simon M ^f   Buesa, J ^g  

^a Epidemiological Surveillance Unit Central Region   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron ^*  (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Norovirus; outbreak; incidence; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALAISE; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHOID FEVER; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING;

NOROVIRUS;

EID: 71849119449     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02831.x     Document Type: Article

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