Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Dispatch
Norovirus and Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children, Italy
Claudia Colomba*
, Laura Saporito*, Giovanni M. Giammanco*, Simona De Grazia*, Stefania Ramirez*, Serenella Arista*, and Lucina Titone*
, Laura Saporito*, Giovanni M. Giammanco*, Simona De Grazia*, Stefania Ramirez*, Serenella Arista*, and Lucina Titone*Table 1
Clinical parameters for evaluating gastroenteritis severity and related score
| Clinical parameter/value | Score |
|---|---|
| Duration of diarrhea, d | |
| <2 | 1 |
| 2–4 | 2 |
| >4 | 3 |
| Maximum no. bowel movements/d | |
| 3 | |
| 4–5 | 2 |
| >5 | 3 |
| Duration of vomiting, d | |
| No vomiting | 0 |
| 1–2 | 1 |
| >2 | 3 |
| Fever | |
| No | 0 |
| Yes | 2 |
| Intravenous rehydration | |
| No | 0 |
| Yes | 3 |
