Noroviruses as a cause of traveler's diarrhea among students from the United States visiting Mexico

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Dec;43(12):6126-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6126-6129.2005.

Abstract

Stool specimens from 124 international travelers with acute diarrhea were tested for the presence of enteropathogens. Noroviruses (NoVs) were the second most commonly identified enteric pathogen in diarrheal stool samples (21/124, 17%), exceeded only by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (50/106, 47%). This study indicates that NoV is an underappreciated cause of traveler's diarrhea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Caliciviridae Infections / etiology
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
  • Diarrhea / etiology*
  • Diarrhea / virology*
  • Feces / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Middle Aged
  • Norovirus / genetics
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Students*
  • Travel*
  • United States