Nationwide epidemiologic study of norovirus-related hospitalization among Japanese older adults

Nationwide epidemiologic study of norovirus-related hospitalization among Japanese older adults

Abstract Background Older adults are vulnerable to hospitalization or death from norovirus infection, but the actual disease burden remains unknown. Therefore, we conducted a nationwide survey to estimate the number of inpatients with norovirus gastroenteritis and associated deaths among Japanese ol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satoko Ohfuji, Kyoko Kondo, Kazuya Ito, Tetsuo Kase, Akiko Maeda, Wakaba Fukushima, Taisei Masuda, Munehide Kano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Older adults
Epidemiology
Hospitalization
Mortality
Norovirus gastroenteritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4007-2

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4007-2

Similar Items