OSHA's New Inspection Plan Targets Hospitals and Nursing Homes
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[Norovirus outbreaks in hospitals and nursing homes in Catalonia, Spain].
BACKGROUND The low infectious dose and multiple transmission routes favour the appearance of norovirus outbreaks. The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals and nursing homes in Catalonia. METHODS A descriptive study of norovirus outbreaks between 15/10/2004 and 30/10/2005 was carried out. An epidemiological survey was completed for each outbr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700044106