Incidence of Medically-Attended Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011-2012

Grytdal, Scott P.; Rimland, David; Shirley, S. Hannah; Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C.; Goetz, Matthew Bidwell; Brown, Sheldon T.; Lucero-Obusan, Cynthia; Holodniy, Mark; Graber, Christopher; Parashar, Umesh; Vinjé, Jan; Lopman, Ben

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Incidence of Medically-Attended Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011-2012

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By Grytdal, Scott P. ; Rimland, David ; Shirley, S. Hannah ; ...

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Grytdal, Scott P. ; Rimland, David ; Shirley, S. Hannah ; Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C. ; Goetz, Matthew Bidwell ; Brown, Sheldon T. ; Lucero-Obusan, Cynthia ; Holodniy, Mark ; Graber, Christopher ; Parashar, Umesh ; Vinjé, Jan ; Lopman, Ben
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An estimated 179 million acute gastroenteritis (AGE) illnesses occur annually in the United States. The role of noroviruses in hospital-related AGE has not been well-documented in the U. S. We estimated the population incidence of community- acquired outpatient and inpatient norovirus AGE encounters, as well as hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE among inpatients at four Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers (VAMCs). Fifty (4%) of 1,160 stool specimens collected ≤7 days from symptom onset tested positive for norovirus. During a one year period, the estimated incidence of outpatient, community- and hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE was 188 cases, 11 cases, and 54 cases/ 100,000 patients, respectively. This study demonstrates the incidence of outpatient and community- and hospital-acquired inpatient norovirus AGE among the VA population seeking care at these four VAMCs.
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Acute Disease Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Caliciviridae Infections / Epidemiology Caliciviridae Infections / History Caliciviridae Infections / Virology Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Female Gastroenteritis / Epidemiology Gastroenteritis / History Gastroenteritis / Virology Genotype History, 21st Century Hospitals, Veterans Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Norovirus Young Adult
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126733
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25996826
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10
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5
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PLoS One. 10(5).
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