Community-acquired norovirus diarrhoea outbreak mimicking a community-acquired C. difficile diarrhoea outbreak

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-100

  Cunha, B A ^a   Thekkel, V ^a   Eisenstein, L ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISINFECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 48749085147     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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