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Norovirus and gastroenteritis in hospitalized children, Italy

Giovanni M. GiammancoClaudia ColombaLaura SaporitoSimona De GraziaLucina TitoneS. RamirezSerenella Arista

subject

MaleMicrobiology (medical)Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaSettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveEpidemiologygenotypevirusesnoroviruslcsh:Medicinemedicine.disease_causelcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesEnteritisfluids and secretionschildrenRotavirusGenotypeHumansMedicinelcsh:RC109-216enteritisCaliciviridae Infectionsbusiness.industrylcsh:RDispatchInfantvirus diseasesmedicine.diseaseVirologydigestive system diseasesGastroenteritismixed infectionInfectious DiseasesCaliciviridae InfectionsItalyNorovirusNoroviruses gastroenteritisFemalebusinessMixed infectionViral enteritis

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Noroviruses were detected in 48.4% of 192 children (<3 years of age) hospitalized for gastroenteritis in Palermo, Italy, during 2004; predominant genotypes were GGIIb/Hilversum and GGII.4 Hunter. Of children with viral enteritis, 19.6% had a mixed norovirus-rotavirus infection. The severity of infection was lower for norovirus than for rotavirus but increased in co-infection.

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2007-09-01
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