Characteristics of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in a psychiatric centre

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-285

  Tseng, C Y ^a,b   Chen, C H ^c   Su, S C ^d   Wu, F T ^e   Chen, C C ^f   Hsieh, G Y ^g   Hung, C H ^e   Fung, C P ^h  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^f Chunghwa Yuming Healthcare Company   (Taiwan)

^g ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestation; management; norovirus; outbreak; psychiatric units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; REINFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TREND STUDY; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS STRAIN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROENTERITIS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952206506     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000634     Document Type: Article

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