Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014
Research
Norovirus Epidemiology in Community and Health Care Settings and Association with Patient Age, Denmark
Kristina T. Franck
, Jannik Fonager, Annette K. Ersbøll, and Blenda Böttiger
, Jannik Fonager, Annette K. Ersbøll, and Blenda Böttiger
Table 1
Age and setting for 3,848 patients with stool samples positive for norovirus, Denmark, 2006–2010*
| Community settings | Health care settings | Foodborne outbreaks | Community settings | Health care settings | Foodborne outbreaks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <3 | 680 (61) | 36 (1) | NR | 490 (51) | 23 (57) | NR |
| 3–19 | 113 (10) | 15 (1) | NR | 71 (27) | 10 (50) | NR |
| 20–39 | 145 (13) | 76 (3) | NR | 94 (62) | 33 (64) | NR |
| 40–59 | 93 (8) | 240 (9) | NR | 64 (64) | 90 (89) | NR |
| ≥60 |
86 (8) |
2,196 (86) |
NR |
62 (82) |
629 94) |
NR |
| Total | 1,117 (100) | 2,563 (100) | 168 (100) | 781 (54) | 785 (91) | 46 (41) |
*Only 1 sample per patient was included. GII, genogroup II; NR, not relevant.
†Only 1 patient per clinic or ward per month was included.
‡Proportion of patients infected with novovirus GII.P4 or G.II.4 in each age group.
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