The Importance of Secretor-Status in Norovirus Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

The Importance of Secretor-Status in Norovirus Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

<i>Background</i>. Human secretor-status is a strong susceptibility factor for norovirus infection in immunocompetent people. The predominant norovirus genotype GII.4 almost exclusively infects secretors and is also associated with more severe symptoms. However, it is not known to what e...

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Main Authors: Lisa Swartling, Elda Sparrelid, Per Ljungman, Ksenia Boriskina, Davide Valentini, Lennart Svensson, Johan Nordgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
norovirus
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
immunocompromised
susceptibility
secretor status
genotype
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1350

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