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© 2016 The Author. In a prospective, population-based cohort study and a study of primary-healthcare consultations, we had a rare opportunity to estimate age-specific rates of norovirus-associated infectious intestinal disease in the United Kingdom. Rates in children aged <5 years were significantly higher than those for other age groups in the community (142.6 cases per 1000 person-years [95% confidence interval {CI}, 99.8-203.9] vs 37.6 [95% CI, 31.5-44.7]) and those for individuals presenting to primary healthcare (14.4 cases per 1000 person-years [95% CI, 8.5-24.5] vs 1.4 [95% CI,. 9-2.0]). Robust incidence estimates are crucial for vaccination policy makers. This study emphasises the impact of norovirus-associated infectious intestinal disease, especially in children aged <5 years.
Author(s): O'Brien SJ, Donaldson AL, Iturriza-Gomara M, Tam CC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year: 2016
Volume: 213
Issue: suppl 1
Pages: S15-S18
Print publication date: 01/02/2019
Online publication date: 19/12/2015
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
ISSN (print): 0022-1899
ISSN (electronic): 1537-6613
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv411
PubMed id: 26744427
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