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Table 2 Studies included in pooled analysis

From: Incubation periods of viral gastroenteritis: a systematic review

 

Location

Study type

N

Population

Comments

Astrovirus

Kurtz et al. (1979) [28]

UK

Experimental

4

Adult volunteers aged 18–50 years

-

Midthun et al. (1993) [29]

USA

Experimental

1

Adult volunteer

-

Mitchell et al. (1993) [30]

USA

Observational

5

Children aged 6–30 months

Outbreak in a day care center

Caliciviruses

Norovirus

 

Genogroup I

Baron et al. (1982) [31]

USA

Observational

132

Adults and children aged 9 months to 59 years

Outbreak associated with swimming in a lake

Becker et al. (2000) [32]

USA

Observational

54

Male college football players

Outbreak associated with boxed lunches

Dolin et al. (1971) [33]

USA

Experimental

5

Male prisoners aged 18–45 years

-

Gill et al. (1983) [34]

UK

Observational

127

Adults

Outbreak associated with consumption of raw oysters

Hicks et al. (1996) [35]

UK

Observational

31

Guests at a wedding reception

-

Hoebe et al. (2004) [36]

The Netherlands

Observational

90

Children aged 4–12 years

Outbreak associated with playing in a contaminated fountain

Kuritsky et al. (1984) [37]

USA

Observational

126

Adults and children attending any of four catered social events

Outbreak associated with eating frosted bakery items prepared by an ill foodhandler

Linco et al. (1980) [38]

Australia

Observational

24

Guests at a Christmas dinner

Outbreak associated with consuming raw oysters

Matsuhashi et al. (2003) [39]

Japan

Observational

1

Adult male physician

Illness associated with performing colonoscopies on two infected individuals

MMWR (2000) [40]

USA

Observational

209

Adults

Oubreak associated with eating potato salad at a company luncheon

Taylor et al. (1981) [41]

USA

Observational

329

Children aged 5-12

Outbreak associated with contaminated drinking water at an elementary school

Norovirus

 

Genogroup II

de Wit et al. (2007) [42]

The Netherlands

Observational

229

Men and women aged 17–63 years

Outbreak associated with a staff luncheon

Dolin et al. (1982) [43]

USA

Experimental

9

Adult volunteers

-

Gaulin et al. (1999) [44]

Canada

Observational

43

Diners attending Christmas dinner at a restaurant

-

Gotz et al. (2002) [45]

Sweden

Observational

173

114 children aged 1–10 years and 79 adults aged 20–61 years

Outbreak associated with catered lunch in 30 day care centers

Grotto et al. (2004) [13]

Israel

Observational

162

Male and female soldiers stationed on a military base

Outbreak associated with salad from the dining hall

Hirakata et al. (2005) [46]

Japan

Observational

628

Elementary, junior high, and high school students

Mexico Agent. Outbreak associated with eating lunch at a restaurant on a field trip

Isakbaeva et al. (2005) [47]

USA

Observational

2

Adult female and child

Outbreak associated with contact with a sick child during a two hour playgroup

Kirking et al. (2010) [48]

USA

Observational

7

Adults and children aged 11–73 years

Outbreak associated with exposure to aerosolized vomitus in an airplane

Marks et al. (2000) [49]

UK

Observational

43

Diners attending dinner at a large hotel

-

Marshall et al. (2001) [50]

Australia

Observational

46

Restaurant patrons

Outbreak associated with consuming contaminated food at a buffet

Thornhill et al. (1977) [51]

USA

Experimental

1

Adult volunteer

Hawaii Agent

Truman et al. (1987) [52]

USA

Observational

84

Adult men and women aged 16–74 years

Outbreak associated with eating clams at an organized event

Sapovirus

     

Humphrey et al. (1984) [53]

UK

Observational

14

One child aged 3 years, nine men and women aged 65–95 years, 5 adult men and women aged 18–65 years

Outbreak in an elderly care facility and the family who owned the facility

Johansson et al. (2005) [54]

Sweden

Observational

9

Adult men and women aged 25–84 years

Hospital-based infection

Usuku et al. (2008) [55]

Japan

Observational

65

Sixty third grade students and five adults

Outbreak associated with a hotel restaurant

Yamashita et al. (2010) [56]

Japan

Observational

18

Adult men and women aged 20–70 years

Outbreak following a wedding reception

Rotavirus

Kapikian et al. (1983) [57]

USA

Experimental

4

Adult volunteers

-

Morris et al. (1975) [58]

UK

Observational

1

Child

Hospital-based infection

Rodriguez et al. (1979) [59]

USA

Observational

6

Two adult women and 4 children aged 18–24 months

Outbreak after a playgroup