Epidemiology and Cost of Nosocomial Gastroenteritis, Avon, England, 2002–2003

Epidemiology and Cost of Nosocomial Gastroenteritis, Avon, England, 2002–2003

Healthcare-associated outbreaks of gastroenteritis are an increasingly recognized problem, but detailed knowledge of the epidemiology of these events is lacking. We actively monitored three hospital systems in England for outbreaks of gastroenteritis in 2002 to 2003. A total of 2,154 patients (2.21...

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Main Authors: Ben A. Lopman, Mark H. Reacher, Ian B. Vipond, Dawn Hill, Christine Perry, Tracey Halladay, David W. Brown, W. John Edmunds, Joyshri Sarangi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
gastroenteritis
nosocomial
outbreak
norovirus
norwalk
healthcare-acquired infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/03-0941_article

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