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Does spatial proximity drive norovirus transmission during outbreaks in hospitals?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of spatial proximity, defined as patients sharing bays, in the spread of norovirus during outbreaks in hospitals. DESIGN: Enhanced surveillance of norovirus outbreaks between November 2009 and November 2011. METHODS: Data were gathered during 149 outbreaks of norovirus...

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Autores principales: Harris, John P, Lopman, Ben A, Cooper, Ben S, O'Brien, Sarah J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23852138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003060