title: Nosocomial outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis and investigation of ABO histo-blood group type in infected staff and patients.
abstract: The blood groups were analysed of staff and patients (N=45) infected during two nosocomial outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis at a German University hospital. Persons with O phenotype were significantly less affected than was expected from the normal distribution of blood group types in Southwest Germany (OR 2.45; 95% CI 1.22-4.95; P=0.01).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, Freiburg University Hospital, Hugstetterstr. 55, Freiburg 79106, Germany. smeyer@iuk3.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dettenkofer
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Daschner
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000502:physiology*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010361:Patients; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System