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Norovirus and Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children, Italy
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Sep 2007
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 13(9):1389-1391.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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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