title: [Outbreak of norovirus Group II in a military training center, Peru 2013].
abstract: We report an outbreak of norovirus(NoV) which occurred at a military training center in Peru. Thirteenstool samples that were taken from initial cases turned out positive for NoV GII by RT-PCR. A case-control study was performedto determine factorsassociated with infection.164 probable cases (45.2%clinical attack rate) were identified. The only factor associatedwith infection was "having shared room with a case" (ORa = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1 to 2.7).Epidemiological findings suggestthat the virus was spread person to person. Future investigations of outbreaks of diarrhea in Peru should consider the NoV as an etiologicagent.
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Saludde la Marina de Guerra del Perú, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loayza
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico Naval CMST, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Giannina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Saludde la Marina de Guerra del Perú, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quispe
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: centro de investigaciónde enfermedades tropicalesde la marina de ee. uu., Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bausch
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D029322:Norovirus; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult