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The incidence of norovirus infections in cancer patients shows less seasonal variability compared to patients with other diseases

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  1. Department of Haematology and Oncology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Medical Centre, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Enrico Schalk & Thomas Fischer

  2. Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medical Centre, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

    Gernot Geginat & Dirk Schlüter

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Centre, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

    Christian Schulz

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Schalk, E., Geginat, G., Schulz, C. et al. The incidence of norovirus infections in cancer patients shows less seasonal variability compared to patients with other diseases. Ann Hematol 93, 889–890 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1885-z

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