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An outbreak of necrotizing enterocolitis associated with norovirus genotype GII.3.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jul 2010
Stuart Rhonda L, Tan Kenneth, Mahar Jackie E, Kirkwood Carl D, Andrew Ramsden C, Andrianopoulos Nick, Jolley Damien, Bawden Kaye, Doherty Richard, Kotsanas Despina, Bradford Jennifer, Buttery Jim P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an acute abdominal emergency of unknown etiology predominantly affecting preterm infants. We describe a cluster of NEC in a level III NICU involving 15 infants over a6-month period. Cohorting and stringent infection control measures were associated with termination of the cluster. A case-control study was used to investigate potential risk factors associated with...
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