Norovirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Osaka, Japan

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-255

  Sakon, Naomi ^a   Yamazaki, Kenji ^a   Yoda, Tomoko ^a   Kanki, Masashi ^a   Takahashi, Kazuo ^a   Tsukamoto, Teizo ^a   Otake, Toru ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID;

AGING; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; JAPAN; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOME; SANITATION; SENILE DEMENTIA; STAFF; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING; WINTER;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOMES; SANITATION; SEASONS;

EID: 26844463909     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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