Successful Containment of a Norovirus Outreak in an Acute Adult Psychiatric Area

被引：8
作者：
Gilbride, Susan J. [1 ]
Lee, Bonita E. [2 ,4 ,5 ]
Taylor, Geoffrey D. [3 ]
Forgie, Sarah E. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Alberta Hosp, Infect Control Unit, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
[2] Univ Alberta, Dept Pediat, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[3] Univ Alberta, Dept Med, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[4] Univ Alberta, Div Infect Dis, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[5] Prov Publ Hlth Lab, Edmonton, AB, Canada
来源：
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2009年 / 30卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1086/595733
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
We describe a norovirus outbreak in an acute adult psychiatric area in a tertiary care hospital. Containment of the outbreak was challenging because of the patients' psychiatric conditions and the area's configuration. On the basis of this experience, recommendations were made to help prevent a similar scenario in the future.
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