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Risk factors for hospital norovirus outbreaks: impact of vomiting, genotype, and multi-occupancy rooms.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Apr 2018
Fraenkel C J, Inghammar M, Söderlund-Strand A, Johansson P J H, Böttiger B
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BACKGROUND: Norovirus is frequently introduced to the hospital and is a frequent cause of hospital outbreaks. Recognition of the factors that facilitate or impede norovirus transmission is an important step to effectively prevent hospital outbreaks. AIM: To investigate risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in hospital settings. METHODS: Clinical data, ward setting, and norovirus genotype were collected from all 65...
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