Key result
Norovirus gastroenteritis disproportionately burdens adults over 65 with severe disease, higher hospitalization, and increased mortality.
Why the study?
Adults older than 65 years bear a significant proportion of the norovirus burden, with a disease course that is often more severe and protracted.
Population
Adults older than 65 years of age
Design
Narrative review
Authors
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May prompt heightened vigilance in adults >65; leaves open need for interventional trials on prevention.
This narrative review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention, and management of norovirus disease, highlighting its significant burden and severity in adults older than 65 years.
Tsai et al. (2022) conducted a review in Norovirus infection. Norovirus gastroenteritis disproportionately affects adults older than 65 years, who experience more severe and protracted disease courses, higher hospitalization rates, and increased mortality.
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