Is closure of entire wards necessary to control norovirus outbreaks in hospital? Comparing the effectiveness of two infection control strategies

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Illingworth, E ^a   Taborn, E ^b   Fielding, D ^b   Cheesbrough, J ^b   Diggle, P J ^c   Orr, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bay containment; Costs; Hospital acquired infection; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOROVIRUS; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WARD;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 80051475295     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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