Gastroenteritis is one of the most common illnesses of humans, and many different viruses
have been causally associated with this disease. Of those enteric viruses that have been …

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction has been used worldwide for the diagnosis
of Norwalk-like virus (NLV) infection, yet a commonly accepted genetic classification scheme …

Abstract “Norwalk-like viruses”(NLVs) are the most common cause of outbreaks of
nonbacterial gastroenteritis. During molecular surveillance of NLV strains from 152 …

Group A rotaviruses, human caliciviruses, astroviruses, and adenovirus types 40 and 41
were detected by enzyme immunoassay or reverse transcription-PCR in 61, 14, 6, and 3% of …

The application of molecular techniques to the characterization of caliciviruses has resulted
in an extensive database of sequence information. This information has led to the …

The development of sensitive new molecular genetic techniques has led to the detection of
rotavirus in cerebrospinal fluid, stools and throat swabs from patients with gastroenteritis …

This study assessed the epidemiologic characteristics of acute viral gastroenteritis in
hospitalized children. A stool sample obtained from each child was analyzed for the …

Endemic gastroenteritis associated with the Norwalk‐like viruses (NLVs) is little understood.
This study tested for NLV in gastroenteritis cases in 257 households in Melbourne, Australia …

Noroviruses (Norwalk-like viruses) are an important cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. They
are the most common cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the adult population and occur …

Norwalk and “Norwalk-like viruses”(NLV) have emerged as the most important viral
pathogens in epidemic outbreaks of food-borne gastroenteritis. Recent developments in …