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RESEARCH PRODUCT
NOROVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS IS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN GERMANY
Thomas VerstraetenH. BinderD. ZöllerFrank KowalzikR. ClemensF. Zeppsubject
AbstractsHealth (social science)business.industryNorovirusMedicineLife-span and Life-course Studiesbusinessmedicine.disease_causeHealth Professions (miscellaneous)Virologydescription
Noroviruses are the most important global cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE). Testing for norovirus in patients hospitalized with AGE is incentivized in Germany because a positive diagnosis impacts reimbursement. We estimated the number of nosocomial infections overall and by age-group for norovirus gastroenteritis (NGE) using federal German databases. All hospitalizations in Germany are registered with the German Federal Statistics Office (DESTATIS). We extracted aggregate data for patients hospitalized with NGE (ICD-10 codes A08.1) as primary or non-primary diagnosis for the period 2007–2012. Cases with a non-primary diagnoses were assumed to be due to nosocomial infection.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-30 |