Norovirus in a Dutch tertiary care hospital (2002-2007): frequent nosocomial transmission and dominance of GIIb strains in young children

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Beersma, M F C ^a   Schutten, M ^a   Vennema, H ^b   Hartwig, N G ^a   Mes, T H M ^a   Osterhaus, A D M E ^a   van Doornum, G J J ^a   Koopmans, M ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; Norovirus; Nosocomial; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NOROVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NETHERLANDS; NOROVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649092163     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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