The Norovirus outbreaks of winter 2004/2005 in Switzerland: Basic recommendations for hospitals;Noroviren-Epidemie in der Schweiz, Winter 2004 / 2005: Lehren und Maßnahmen aus der Perspektive der Spitalhygiene

Hygiene + Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 120-125

  Uckay I ^a,d   Fretz, R ^b   Schmid, H ^c   Pittet, D ^a   Sax, H ^a  

^a Abteilung für Spitalhygiene   (Switzerland)

^b Abteilung Lebensmittelsicherheit   (Germany)

^c Abteilung Ubertragbare Krankheiten   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arrangements; Gastroenteritis; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250159135     PISSN: 01723790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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