title: Sporadic norovirus infections among hospitalized and non-hospitalized 0-3-year-old infants.
abstract: Little is known of the frequency of norovirus infections in sporadic gastroenteritis cases. In a 4-y study, we examined 1152 rota-, adeno- and astrovirus negative stool samples for human noroviruses; 187 (16.2%) proved to be positive. Stool samples were from paediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis. All isolates were verified as sporadic cases: there was no accumulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Beatrix
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kele
authors.forename: Marianna Papp
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Abrok
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010372:Pediatrics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral