Norovirus outbreaks and alcohol-based handrub solutions: Association does not prove causation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-192

  Longtin, Yves ^a   Voss, Andreas ^b   Allegranzi, Benedetta ^c   Pittet, Didier ^d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CAREGIVER; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ALCOHOLS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTANTS; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84857790502     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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