Occurrence of norovirus infections in asymptomatic food handlers in South Korea.

نویسندگان

  • Ah Yong Jeong
  • Hye Sook Jeong
  • Jeong Su Lee
  • Yong Chjun Park
  • Soon Ho Lee
  • In Gyun Hwang
  • Yun Joo Kim
  • Young Joo Kim
  • Mi Young Jo
  • Sunyoung Jung
  • Kisang Kim
  • Doo-Sung Cheon
چکیده

Prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection was investigated in food handlers in South Korea. Among 6,441 subjects, 66 (1.02%) had norovirus infections confirmed by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR (real time and nested). GII-12 and GII-4 were the prevalent genotypes. Our data suggest that infection of asymptomatic food handlers is an important transmission source in norovirus outbreaks.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 51 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013