Norovirus outbreaks in hospitals and nursing homes in Catalonia, Spain;Brotes por norovirus en residencias y centros sanitarios de Cataluña

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Godoy, Pere ^a,b   Dominguez, Angela ^b   Alvarez, Josep ^a   Camps, Neus ^a   Barrabeig, Irene ^a   Bartolomé, Rosa ^c   Sala, María Rosa ^a   Ferre, Dolors ^d   Pañella, Helena ^d   Torres, Joan ^a   Minguell, Sofía ^a   Alsedà, Miquel ^a   Pumares, Analía ^a  

^a Estacion de Mecánica Agricola EMA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c Hospitals Vall D'Hebron   (Spain)

^d Agencia de Salud Publica de Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis; Hand washing; Hospital; Incidence; Norovirus; Norwalk like virus; Outbreak; Residences; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449091842     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: 16969820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1135-57272009000500015     Document Type: Article

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