Norovirus: A growing cause of gastroenteritis in Catalonia (Spain)?

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1810-1816

  Martinez A ^a   Torner, N ^a,b   Broner, S ^b   Bartolome R ^c   Guix, S ^d   De Simon M ^a   Godoy, P ^a,b   Moreno, A ^a   Company, M ^a   Balanya P J ^a   Sala, M R ^a   Torra, R ^a   Ferrus G ^a   Parron I ^a   Barrabeig, I ^a   Dominguez A ^b,d  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOME; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEASON; SPAIN; VIROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOMES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 84885439551     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-544     Document Type: Review

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