What proportion of care home outbreaks are caused by norovirus? An analysis of viral causes of gastroenteritis outbreaks in care homes, North East England, 2016 –2018

Outbreaks of infectious gastroenteritis are common in care homes for the elderly. Norovirus can cause these outbreaks, but diagnosis is frequently based solely on clinical characteristics. Our objective in thi...

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - December 31, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas Inns, Deb Wilson, Petra Manley, John P. Harris, Sarah J. O ’Brien and Roberto Vivancos Tags: Research article Source Type: research