Hospital admissions due to norovirus in adult and elderly patients in England.
Norovirus generally causes a mild illness in the community. However, modeling routine hospital admission statistics, we estimate that approximately 3000 norovirus admissions to English hospitals occur per year, accounting for 0.3% and 0.1% of emergency admissions among elderly and adult patients, respectively, at times of peak activity. These admissions pose a risk for subsequent nosocomial infection outbreaks.
Haustein
Thomas
T
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London Hospitals, London, England.
Harris
John P
JP
Pebody
Richard
R
Lopman
Ben A
BA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D004630:Emergencies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D029322:Norovirus