An Outbreak of Norovirus Gastroenteritis on an Israeli Military Base
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 32 (6) , 339-343
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-004-4002-3
Abstract
Noroviruses (NVs) are a predominant cause of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks, but they are difficult to identify because they cannot be cultivated in cell culture. Therefore, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays are widely used in the testing of clinical stool specimens for NV. However, testing of perianal swabs in the context of an outbreak is considered to be an insensitive method for identification of NV using the RT-PCR technique. An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis involving 159 soldiers on a training base of the Israel Defense Force in December 1999 allowed us to evaluate this identification method.Keywords
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