Antiviral Activity of Olanexidine-Containing Hand Rub against Human Noroviruses
Khalil Ettayebi, Wilhelm Salmen, K. Imai, Akifumi Hagi, Frederick H. Neill, Robert L. Atmar, B. V. Venkataram Prasad, Mary K. Estes
Abstract
Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are highly contagious and cause nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis in all age groups worldwide. Since the introduction of rotavirus vaccines, HuNoVs have become the leading cause of diarrheal illness in children.
Topics & Concepts
NorovirusRotavirusVirologyAcute gastroenteritisDiarrheal diseasesMedicineDiarrheaImmunologyVirusPathologyViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and EnginesHepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology