An outbreak of viral gastroenteritis following environmental contamination at a concert hall

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 355-360

  Evans, M R ^a,e   Meldrum, R ^b   Lane, W ^c   Gardner, D ^c   Ribeiro, C D ^b   Gallimore, C I ^d   Westmoreland, D ^b  

^a Bro Taf Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Cardiff County Council   (United Kingdom)

^d CPHL   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISINFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NORWALK VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOMITING; WALES;

EID: 0036772217     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268802007446     Document Type: Article

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