Asymptomatic and symptomatic excretion of noroviruses during a hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis

Chris I. Gallimore; David Cubitt; Nelita du Plessis; Jim J. Gray

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.5.2271-2274.2004

Asymptomatic and symptomatic excretion of noroviruses during a hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis

Chris I. Gallimore, David Cubitt, Nelita du Plessis, Jim J. Gray

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

During an investigation of a hospital outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis identified as being caused by a recombinant genogroup II (rGII-3a) strain, fecal specimens collected from asymptomatic staff and patients were tested by nested PCR. A GII-4 norovirus strain, the predominant strain associated with outbreaks in hospitals over the last few years, was detected in 26 and 33% of asymptomatic staff and patients, respectively. No rGII-3a (Harrow/Mexico) norovirus strains were detected in the samples of asymptomatic staff or patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2271-2274
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.5.2271-2274.2004
Publication status	Published - 2004

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