To the Editor: Norovirus, previously known as the Norwalk agent, is a recognised cause of acute diarrhoeal illness in all age groups, but its significance in hospitalised children is poorly described. Noroviruses cause infection worldwide and year-round, with a distinct increase in disease occurrence in colder months.1
- Alison M Kesson1,2
- Nicola Benwell2
- Elizabeth J Elliott1,2
- 1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: elizabe2@chw.edu.au
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