Norovirus outbreaks in a hospital setting: The role of infection control

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1189, 2004, Pages

  Lynn, Sarah J ^a   Toop, Julianne M ^b   Hanger, H Carl ^a   Millar, Nigel D ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Southern Community Laboratories   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOROVIRUS; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; WARD; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NOROVIRUS; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 1642566559     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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