Complicated norovirus infection and assessment of severity by a modified Vesikari disease score system in hospitalized children.

Pei-Lin WangShih-Yen ChenChi-Neu TsaiHsun-Ching ChaoMing-Wei LaiYi-Jung ChangChyi-Liang ChenCheng-Hsun Chiu

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2016)

Our study demonstrated NoV outbreaks in northern Taiwan caused by different GII.4 variants that were associated with specific complications and uncommon clinical presentations. A modified severity score system first proposed in this study was able to identify severe cases with a longer hospital stay in NoV-infected children.

Keyphrases

young adults
healthcare
emergency department
gene expression
early onset
dna methylation
genome wide
drug induced
adverse drug
acute care