An outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in a nursing home: Importance of excluding ill employees

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 587-592

  Rodriguez, Evelyn M ^a,c,e   Parrott, Colleen ^b   Rolka, Henry ^a   Monroe, Stephan S ^d   Dwyer, Diane M ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Somerset County Department of Health   (United States)

^c Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Hlth Rsrc/Service Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0030229029     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141945     Document Type: Article

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