Nosocomial Transmission of Norovirus Is Mainly Caused by Symptomatic Cases
Author(s) -
Faizel H. A. Sukhrie,
Peter Teunis,
Harry Vennema,
Cedrick Copra,
Matthias F. C. Beersma,
Jolanda Bogerman,
Marion Koopmans
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir971
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , outbreak , norovirus , transmission (telecommunications) , viral shedding , infection control , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , virology , virus , electrical engineering , engineering
Nosocomial norovirus (NoV) infection is common and may increase the burden of disease in healthcare settings, particularly in vulnerable hospitalized patients. Implementing effective infection control during and after admission may limit further spread, but evidence-based measures are lacking.
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