title: Incidence and characteristics of sporadic norovirus gastroenteritis associated with hospitalization of children less than 5 years of age in Israel.
abstract: The incidence of sporadic GII norovirus gastroenteritis associated with hospitalization was examined among 515 children aged <5 years in a prospective study in Israel. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, norovirus was detected in stools of 89 (17.3%) children, yielding an estimated incidence of 3.3 per 1000 children. Genotypes GII.3 (40.4%) and GII.4a (21.3%) predominated, though year-to-year variation was observed.
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. kmuhsen@medicine.umaryland.edu
authors: Khitam
authors: K
authors: Muhsen
authors: Eias
authors: E
authors: Kassem
authors: Uri
authors: U
authors: Rubinstein
authors: Yaakov
authors: Y
authors: Schachter
authors: Adi
authors: A
authors: Kremer
authors: Sophy
authors: S
authors: Goren
authors: Ilana
authors: I
authors: Zilberstein
authors: Moshe
authors: M
authors: Ephros
authors: Dani
authors: D
authors: Cohen
authors: Lester M
authors: LM
authors: Shulman
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005838:Genotype; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction