Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Norovirus Gastroenteritis: A Previously Unrecognized Cause of Morbidity

Abstract

Noroviruses are a hitherto unsuspected cause of prolonged morbidity and mortality in adults after allogeneic HSCT. The use of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to detect high viral load levels in feces distinguishes norovirus gastroenteritis from gut GVHD.