학술논문
Norwalk-Line Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak in U.S. Army Trainees.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*GASTROENTERITIS
*DISEASE outbreaks
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis hospitalized 99 (12%) of 835 U.S. Army trainees at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, from August 27 to September 1,1998. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests for Norwalk-like virus were positive for genogroup 2. Gastroenteritis was associated with one post dining facility and with soft drinks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]