Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008.
Euro Surveill
; 14(4)2009 Jan 29.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19215711
ABSTRACT
In norovirus outbreak in a nursing home in Malta in November and December 2008, 44 people were affected. 35 of 91 residents and nine of 44 employees were symptomatic. The overall attack rate among residents was 38.5% [corrected]. The outbreak lasted 17 days and the symptoms were mild.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob
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Infecções por Caliciviridae
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Norovirus
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Gastroenterite
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Casas de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article