A norovirus outbreak related to contaminated surfaces

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-298

  Repp, Kimberly K ^a   Hostetler, Trevor P ^a   Keene, William E ^b  

^a Washington County Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

diaper changing station; disease outbreak; environmental contamination; norovirus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TODDLER; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VOMITING;

DIAPER CHANGING STATION; DISEASE OUTBREAK; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; NOROVIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; OREGON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879390348     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit148     Document Type: Article

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