Norovirus Excretion in an Aged-Care Setting

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Authors

Elise Tu · Prince of Wales Hospital

Rowena A. Bull · Prince of Wales Hospital

Mi‐Jurng Kim

Christopher J. McIver · Prince of Wales Hospital

Leon Heron · National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance

William D. Rawlinson · Prince of Wales Hospital

Peter A. White

Abstract

Norovirus genogroup II excretion during an outbreak of gastroenteritis was investigated in an aged-care facility. Viral shedding peaked in the acute stage of illness and continued for an average of 28.7 days. The viral decay rate was 0.76 per day, which corresponds to a viral half-life of 2.5 days.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Viral Infections and Immunology Research Animal Virus Infections Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 46, Issue 6, pp. 2119-2121

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02198-07

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