Clinical characteristics of nosocomial norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Tsang, O T Y ^a   Wong, A T Y ^b   Chow, C B ^a   Yung, R W H ^b   Lim, W W L ^b   Liu, S H ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Norovirus; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NOROVIRUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43949113961     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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