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. 2011 Oct;77(19):6884–6888. doi: 10.1128/AEM.05806-11

Table 1.

Laboratory and clinical data for 13 volunteers challenged with groundwater seeded with 8FIIb NV inoculum

Storage time of groundwater (days) No. infected/no. challenged Seroconversion Duration (range of days postchallenge) of:
Viral sheddinga Clinical symptomsb
0 2/2 Yes/yes NDc/2–13 2–4/2–2
7 2/2 Yes/yes 2–15/5–13 1–4/2–3
14 2/2 Yes/yes 2–22/2–22 2–3/2–3
21 1/4 No/no/yesd/no ND/ND/2–13/ND NAe/NA/2–3/NA
27 1/1 Yes 2–34 2–3
61 2/2 Yes/yes 3–22/4–4 2–3/3–5
a

Viral shedding was defined as the presence of NV RNA, detected by RT-PCR, in any postchallenge stool sample.

b

Clinical symptoms included diarrhea (≥2 unformed stools/day), fever (>38°C), and vomiting and self-reported nausea, abdominal cramping, headache, myalgia, and fatigue.

c

ND, not detected.

d

Corresponds to the 1 infected volunteer at 21 days of stored water.

e

NA, not applicable.