Norovirus Infection and Disease in an Ecuadorian Birth Cohort: Association of Certain Norovirus Genotypes With Host FUT2 Secretor Status

2014115 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Ben Lopman

Tarak Trivedi

Yosselin Vicuña · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Verónica Costantini · Emory University

Nikail Collins

Nicole Gregoricus

Umesh D. Parashar

Carlos Sandoval · CIUDAD

Nely Broncano · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Abstract

GII.4 infections were uniquely detected in secretor-positive children, while non-GII.4 infections were more often found in secretor-negative children.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Child Nutrition and Water Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 211, Issue 11, pp. 1813-1821

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu672

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