Open AccessClinical and Epidemiologic Profiles for Identifying Norovirus in Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak Investigations
Author(s) -
Joana Y Lively,
Shacara D. Johnson,
Mary E. Wikswo,
Weidong Gu,
Juan S. León,
Aron J. Hall
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy049
Subject(s) - norovirus , outbreak , medicine , vomiting , etiology , acute gastroenteritis , epidemiology , incubation period , bloody diarrhea , virology , diarrhea , biology , incubation , biochemistry
Compared with the Kaplan criteria, the CART-derived profile had higher sensitivity and broader application in reported AGE outbreaks. Thus, this alternate profile may provide a more useful tool for identifying norovirus during outbreak investigations.
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