Abstract
To determine the burden of norovirus infections in children stools from a longitudinal community cohort were evaluated using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Norovirus was detected in 21.3% of diarrheal and 8.0% of nondiarrheal stools (P < 0.01). Norovirus diarrhea was highly associated with age and the odds ratio for norovirus diarrhea fell by 2.8% per month (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95-0.99). Norovirus seems to be an important etiology of community acquired diarrhea in this study population.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
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Community-Acquired Infections / virology
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Diarrhea / epidemiology*
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Diarrhea / virology
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Female
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Norovirus / isolation & purification*
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Peru / epidemiology
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Prevalence