We describe an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which lasted for 22 days in a residential home for the elderly. The outbreak was biphasic and affected 34/42 (80%) residents and 13/29 (44%) members of the staff. Calicivirus was associated with cases of illness during the first 9 days of the outbreak, and
Molecular features of astrovirus associated with a gastroenteritis outbreak in an aged-care centre
โ Scribed by J. A. Marshall; L. D. Bruggink; K. Sturge; N. Subasinghe; A. Tan; G. G. Hogg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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