Healthcare-associated rotavirus gastroenteritis in a large paediatric hospital in the UK

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-244

  Cunliffe, N A ^a,b   Allan, C ^c   Lowe, S J ^b   Sopwith, W ^c   Booth, A J ^a   Nakagomi, O ^d   Regan, M ^c   Hart, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Healthcare associated vaccine; Paediatric; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHYDRATION; ROTAVIRUS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FECES; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 35748968483     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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