Clinical and Laboratory Findings In Individuals With Acute Norovirus Disease.

The article reports on the clinical and laboratory results of patients with acute norovirus disease. The illness, caused by noroviruses, manifested on the students of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts in 2005 following the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain occurred. The researchers disclose the presence of high frequency leukocytes and fecal leukocytes and reveal that clinical findings prove leukocytosis with a neutrophil predominance. They also highlight the significance of increased neutrophil counts and fecal leukocytes in understanding norovirus disease and its outbreak.