Gastroenteritis, both epidemic and sporadic, is a common cause of morbidity and mortality
among persons of all ages, accounting for over 1.8 million deaths in children under 5 years …

Noroviruses are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, responsible for at least
50% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, and a major cause of foodborne illness. In …

Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for …

Despite documentation that the inanimate hospital environment (eg, surfaces and medical
equipment) becomes contaminated with nosocomial pathogens, the data that suggest that …

Abstract Between July 1997 and June 2000, fecal specimens from 284 outbreaks of
nonbacterial gastroenteritis were submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Between 250 and 350 million Americans are estimated to suffer acute gastroenteritis
annually, with 25% to 30% thought to be caused by foodborne illnesses. Most vulnerable to …

Noroviruses are important human pathogens known to cause epidemic outbreaks of severe
gastroenteritis in communities, military barracks, cruise ships, hospitals, and assisted living …

Human noroviruses cause severe, self-limiting gastroenteritis that typically lasts 24–48
hours. Because of the lack of suitable tissue culture or animal models, the true nature of …

Human noroviruses are the predominant cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide.
Strains of norovirus also exist that are uniquely associated with animals; their contribution to …

Abstract (See the editorial commentary by Jones, on pages 1334–5.) Background. Acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common cause of clinic visits and hospitalizations in the …