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Infection of exposed patients during norovirus outbreaks: are there predictive parameters?
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 May 2017
Kampmeier S, Pillukat M H, Kossow A, Pettke A, Mellmann A
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BACKGROUND: Norovirus outbreak management comprises isolation and cohorting of patients. In this context, exposed patients are preferably cohorted separately from symptomatic and unexposed asymptomatic patients, since they potentially develop symptoms of norovirus gastroenteritis. Whether routinely examined clinical or laboratory parameters can help to predict occurrence of gastroenteritis symptoms in those...
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