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Norovirus GII.4 detection in environmental samples from patient rooms during nosocomial outbreaks.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Nenonen Nancy P, Hannoun Charles, Svensson Lennart, Torén Kjell, Andersson Lars-Magnus, Westin Johan, Bergström Tomas
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is an important cause of nosocomial gastroenteric outbreaks. This 5-month study was designed to characterize NoV contamination and airborne dispersal in patient rooms during hospital outbreaks. Air vents, overbed tables, washbasins, dust, and virus traps designed to collect charged particles from the air were swabbed to investigate the possibility of NoV contamination in patient rooms during...
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