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Incidence of Medically-Attended Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran's Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011-2012.
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2015 May 21; Vol. 10 (5), pp. e0126733. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 21 (Print Publication: 2015). - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- An estimated 179 million acute gastroenteritis (AGE) illnesses occur annually in the United States. The role of noroviruses in hospital-related AGE has not been well-documented in the U. S. We estimated the population incidence of community- acquired outpatient and inpatient norovirus AGE encounters, as well as hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE among inpatients at four Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers (VAMCs). Fifty (4%) of 1,160 stool specimens collected ≤7 days from symptom onset tested positive for norovirus. During a one year period, the estimated incidence of outpatient, community- and hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE was 188 cases, 11 cases, and 54 cases/ 100,000 patients, respectively. This study demonstrates the incidence of outpatient and community- and hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE among the VA population seeking care at these four VAMCs.
- Subjects :
- Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caliciviridae Infections history
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Gastroenteritis history
Genotype
History, 21st Century
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
United States epidemiology
Young Adult
Caliciviridae Infections epidemiology
Caliciviridae Infections virology
Cross Infection
Gastroenteritis epidemiology
Gastroenteritis virology
Hospitals, Veterans
Norovirus genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25996826
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126733