Does spatial proximity drive norovirus transmission during outbreaks in hospitals?

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Harris, John P ^a,b   Lopman, Ben A ^a   Cooper, Ben S ^c,d   O'Brien, Sarah J ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL; HYPOTHESIS; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NULL HYPOTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WARD;

EID: 84880577408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003060     Document Type: Article

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