Open AccessIncreasing Rates of Gastroenteritis Hospital Discharges in US Adults and the Contribution of Norovirus, 1996–2007
Author(s) -
Ben Lopman,
Aron J. Hall,
Aaron T. Curns,
Umesh D. Parashar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciq163
Subject(s) - norovirus , medicine , rotavirus , diarrhea , rotavirus gastroenteritis , pediatrics , population , acute gastroenteritis , demography , environmental health , outbreak , virology , sociology
Diarrhea remains an important cause of morbidity, but until the mid 1990s, hospital admissions for diarrhea in the US adult population were declining. We aimed to describe recent trends in gastroenteritis hospitalizations and to determine the contribution of norovirus.
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