Norovirus Genotypes in Hospital Settings - Differences between Nosocomial and Community-Acquired Infections.

Summary, in English

Norovirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis and hospital outbreaks, leading to substantial morbidity and direct healthcare expenses as well as indirect societal costs. The aim of the study was to estimate the proportion of nosocomial norovirus infections among inpatients tested positive for norovirus in Denmark, 2002-2010, and to study the distribution of norovirus genotypes among inpatients with nosocomial and community-acquired norovirus infections, respectively.

• Author: Kristina Træholt Franck; Rikke Thoft Nielsen; Barbara Juliane Holzknecht; Annette Kjær Ersbøll; Thea Kølsen Fischer; Blenda Böttiger
• Department/s: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 881-888
• Publication/Series: Journal of Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 212
• Issue: 6
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25701867?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv105
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Topic: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• Research group: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1537-6613