Nosocomial rotavirus in a pediatric hospital.
We describe a nosocomial rotavirus outbreak among pediatric cardiology patients and the impact of a prospective, laboratory-based surveillance program for rotavirus in our university-affiliated, quartenary-care pediatric hospital in New York City. Improved compliance with infection control and case-finding among patients and healthcare workers halted the outbreak.
Ratner
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Department of Pediatrics, Babies & Children's Hospital of New York, New York-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, USA.
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Jakob
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Grumet
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Adachi
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Della-Latta
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Marvel
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*