Table 4. Physician knowledge of norovirus, by specialty.
| Knowledge category | Statement (correct answer) | Specialty | Provider response (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct | Incorrect | Don’t Know | |||
| Treatment | Other than supportive care, there are no specific drugs for the treatment of norovirus (TRUE) | Peds | 96 | 1 | 4 |
| GIM | 90 | 0 | 10 | ||
| FP | 92 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Immunity | An individual can have repeated norovirus infections (TRUE) | Peds | 92 | 1 | 7 |
| GIM | 87 | 1 | 12 | ||
| FP | 87 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Transmission | Norovirus is typically spread person-to-person through fecal-oral transmission (TRUE) | Peds | 92 | 5 | 3 |
| GIM | 85 | 8 | 8 | ||
| FP | 85 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Environmental persistence | Norovirus can persist on surfaces for days and requires thorough cleaning and disinfection (TRUE) | Peds | 83 | 6 | 11 |
| GIM | 83 | 3 | 14 | ||
| FP | 76 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Shedding and infectiousness | After the diarrhea and vomiting from norovirus infection resolve, patients are no longer contagious (FALSE) | Peds | 70 | 15 | 14 |
| GIM | 66 | 13 | 21 | ||
| FP | 62 | 11 | 26 | ||
| Burden | Norovirus is the second most common cause of AGE across all age groups in the United States after rotavirus (FALSE) | Peds | 20 | 61 | 19 |
| GIM | 11 | 59 | 30 | ||
| FP | 14 | 59 | 27 | ||
| Prevention | Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is an effective method for removing norovirus from hands (FALSE) | Peds | 49 | 32 | 18 |
| GIM | 38 | 40 | 22 | ||
| FP | 34 | 45 | 20 | ||
GIM = General Internal Medicine
FP = Family Practice
Peds = Pediatricians