HUMAN CALICIVIRUS OUTBREAK OF ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN AN AGED-CARE FACILITY

HUMAN CALICIVIRUS OUTBREAK OF ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN AN AGED-CARE FACILITY

<p>Background. Human caliciviruses represent a genetically and antigenetically diverse group of single-stranded RNA viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in humans. In last two years the number of notified gastroenteric cases in Slovenia is increasing. From January till November 2002 a...

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Main Authors: Iztok Štrumbelj, Mateja Poljšak-Prijatelj, Teodora Petraš, Janet Zimšek, Majda Lanjšček, Darja Barlič-Maganja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2003-05-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
caliciviruses
outbreak
age-care facility
electron microscopy
RT-PCR
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1831

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