Norovirus and Child Care: Challenges in Outbreak Control

An infant with diarrhea attended a community playgroup. In the subsequent 48 hours, 6 of the 7 mothers and children reported gastroenteritis; fecal specimens from 5 persons tested positive for norovirus, with identical sequences. No breach of hygiene or contact with fecal matter was identified. Excl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2005-06, Vol.24 (6), p.561-563
Hauptverfasser:	Isakbaeva, Elmira T, Bulens, Sandra N, Beard, R Suzanne, Adams, Susan, Monroe, Stephan S, Chaves, Sandra S, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Glass, Roger I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology Caliciviridae Infections - prevention & control Caliciviridae Infections - transmission Caliciviridae Infections - virology Child Day Care Centers Disease Outbreaks Feces - virology Female Gastroenteritis - epidemiology Gastroenteritis - prevention & control Gastroenteritis - virology Humans Infant Norovirus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	An infant with diarrhea attended a community playgroup. In the subsequent 48 hours, 6 of the 7 mothers and children reported gastroenteritis; fecal specimens from 5 persons tested positive for norovirus, with identical sequences. No breach of hygiene or contact with fecal matter was identified. Excluding the child with gastroenteritis from the playgroup could have prevented this outbreak.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/01.inf.0000164764.58715.23