Prevention of nosocomial transmission of norovirus by strategic infection control measures

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-237

  Cheng, Vincent C C ^a,b   Wong, Lisa M W ^b   Tai, Josepha W M ^b   Chan, Jasper F W ^a   To, Kelvin K W ^a   Li, Iris W S ^a   Hung, Ivan F N ^b   Chan, K H ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAFF TRAINING; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952394548     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658330     Document Type: Article

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