A viral gastroenteritis outbreak associated with person-to-person spread among hospital staff

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 162-167

  Cáceres, Victor M ^a,b,e   Kim, David K ^c   Bresee, Joseph S ^c   Horan, John ^a   Noel, Jacqueline S ^b   Ando, Tamie ^c   Steed, Connie J ^d   Weems, J John ^d   Monroe, Stephan S ^c   Gibson, James J ^f  

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

^b S Carolina Dept Hlth Hitman E   (United States)

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

^d GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NURSING STAFF; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWALK VIRUS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0032016347     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30143435     Document Type: Article

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