Global prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection in outbreaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although many studies on asymptomatic norovirus infection in outbreaks have been conducted globally, structured data (important for emergency management of outbreaks) on the prevalence of this epidemic are still not available. This study assessed the global prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection in outbreaks.

Methods

We identified publications on asymptomatic infections from norovirus outbreaks by searching the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Medline, and Web of Science databases and screening references from the articles reviewed. Prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection in outbreaks was employed as the primary summary data. The random-effects model of the meta-analysis was fitted to generate estimates of the prevalence in the overall and subgroup

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496210 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature