TY - JOUR AU - Lee, Nelson AU - Chan, Martin C.W. AU - Wong, Bonnie AU - Choi, K.W. AU - Sin, Winnie AU - Lui, Grace AU - Chan, Rickjason C. W. AU - Lai, Raymond W.M. AU - Cockram, C.S. AU - Sung, Joseph J.Y. AU - Leung, Wai T1 - Fecal Viral Concentration and Diarrhea in Norovirus Gastroenteritis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 9 SP - 1399 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Fecal viral concentrations of 40 patients infected with norovirus genogroup GII.4 correlated with diarrhea duration and frequency of vomiting. Higher viral concentration and older age were independently associated with prolonged diarrhea (>4 days). These findings provide information on the pathogenesis and transmission of norovirus infections. KW - Norovirus KW - viral concentration KW - diarrhea KW - gastroenteritis KW - Hong Kong KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1309.061535 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/06-1535_article ER - End of Reference