Compartmentalization of wards to cohort symptomatic patients at the beginning and end of norovirus outbreaks

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Haill, C F ^a   Newell, P ^b   Ford, C ^a   Whitley, M ^a   Cox, J ^a   Wallis, M ^a   Best, R ^a   Jenks, P J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bay; Closure; Containment; Norovirus; Outbreak; Ward compartmentalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; WARD;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; PATIENT ISOLATION;

EID: 84865401122     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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