Dissemination and Molecular Characterization of at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Xiamen City, China.

is a global epidemic pathogen that causes heavy disease burden. The aim of this study was to determine which globally known lineages are currently present in a hospital of Xiamen. Therefore, the 426 strains were detected by Melting Curve Analysis (MCA) and genotyped by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) as well as Multicolor Melting Curve Analysis-Based Multilocus Melt Typing (MLMT).

Serial foodborne norovirus outbreaks associated with multiple genotypes.

Noroviruses (NoV) have been recognized as an important pathogen associated with acute gastroenteritis worldwide during the past three decades. In the spring of 2012, a series of foodborne outbreaks in tourist groups were reported to Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen, Fujian province, China. Among a total of 268 tourists in 7 groups, the prevalence rate of acute gastroenteritis was 16.