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Norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Catalonia from 2017 to 2018
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Norovirus is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis. We carried out this study to investigate outbreaks in long-term care facilities reported in 2017 and 2018 in Catalonia (Spain). The characteristics of the centers, exposed persons and the genogroups responsible were analyzed. Viral loads were estimated. The attack rate (AR) of the outbreaks studied, and the rate ratio (RR) and the odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confdence intervals as measures of association were calculated. The mean cycle thresholds were compared using the t-test for independent means. We included 30 outbreaks (4631 exposed people). The global AR was 25.93%. The RR of residents vs. staf was 2.28 (95% CI 2.0-2.6). The RR between AR in residents with total or severe dependence vs. residents with moderate, low or no-dependence was 1.23 (95% CI 1.05-1.45). The AR were higher in smaller centers than in larger ones (38.47% vs. 19.25% and RR 2; 95% CI 1.82-2.2). GII was responsible for 70% of outbreaks. No association was found between the genogroup and presenting symptoms (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.41-2.26). Viral loads were higher in symptomatic than in asymptomatic patients (p = 0.001).
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PARRÓN BERNABÉ, Ignacio, BARRABEIG I FABREGAT, Irene, ALSEDA, Miquel, RIUS, Cristina, CORNEJO SÁNCHEZ, Thais, JANÉ, Mireia, PÉREZ, Cristina, GUIX ARNAU, Susana, DOMÍNGUEZ GARCÍA, Àngela. Norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Catalonia from 2017 to 2018. _Scientific Reports_. 2021. Vol. 11, núm. 23218. [consulta: 25 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 2045-2322. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186940]