Norovirus prevalence in 'pathogen negative' gastroenteritis in children from periurban areas in Lima, Peru

Fulton P. Rivera; Theresa J. Ochoa; Joaquim Ruiz; Anicia M. Medina; Lucie Ecker; Erik Mercado; Ana I. Gil; Luis Huicho; Claudio F. Lanata

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.08.009

Norovirus prevalence in 'pathogen negative' gastroenteritis in children from periurban areas in Lima, Peru

Fulton P. Rivera
, Theresa J. Ochoa
, Joaquim Ruiz
, Anicia M. Medina
, Lucie Ecker
, Erik Mercado
, Ana I. Gil
, Luis Huicho
, Claudio F. Lanata

School of Medicine

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Hospital Clinic
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Publica
Instituto de Investigación Nutricional
Univ. Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Instituto Nacional de Salud Del Niño
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

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Norovirus was detected in 17.4% of 224 diarrhoeal samples from children younger than 24 months of age in Lima, in whom all common pathogens had been excluded (pathogen negative). Norovirus was identified more frequently in children older than 12 months of age than in younger children (34% vs 8%, P<0.001). Among norovirus-positive samples, genogroup II was the predominant group (92%). Compared with rotavirus, norovirus episodes tended to be of shorter duration and less severe. The role of norovirus as a cause of diarrhoea and the ascertainment of its severity in developing countries needs further confirmation by future epidemiological studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	734-736
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	105
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.08.009
State	Published - Dec 2011

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Keywords

Children
Diarrhoea
Gastroenteritis
Norovirus
Peru
Viral genogroup

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Norovirus prevalence in 'pathogen negative' gastroenteritis in children from periurban areas in Lima, Peru

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