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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and norovirus gastroenteritis: a previously unrecognized cause of morbidity

  • C Roddie
  • , J P V Paul
  • , R Benjamin
  • , C I Gallimore
  • , J Xerry
  • , J J Gray
  • , K S Peggs
  • , E C Morris
  • , K J Thomson
  • , K N Ward

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Abstract

Noroviruses are a hitherto unsuspected cause of prolonged morbidity and mortality in adults after allogeneic HSCT. The use of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to detect high viral load levels in feces distinguishes norovirus gastroenteritis from gut GVHD.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1061-1068
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume49
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2009

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