Open AccessMinimally Invasive Saliva Testing to Monitor Norovirus Infection in Community Settings
Author(s) -
Nora Pisanic,
Sarah-Blythe Ballard,
Fabiola D Colquechagua,
Ruthly François,
Natalie G. Exum,
Pablo Peñataro Yori,
Kellogg J. Schwab,
Douglas A. Granger,
Barbara Detrick,
Maribel Paredes Olórtegui,
Holger Mayta,
Gerardo Sánchez,
Robert H. Gilman,
Christopher D. Heaney,
Jan Vinjé,
Margaret Kosek
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiy638
Subject(s) - norovirus , saliva , virology , medicine , virus
Norovirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Routine norovirus diagnosis requires stool collection. The goal of this study was to develop and validate a noninvasive method to diagnose norovirus to complement stool diagnostics and to facilitate studies on transmission.
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