Successful containment of a norovirus outreak in an acute adult psychiatric area.
We describe a norovirus outbreak in an acute adult psychiatric area in a tertiary care hospital. Containment of the outbreak was challenging because of the patients' psychiatric conditions and the area's configuration. On the basis of this experience, recommendations were made to help prevent a similar scenario in the future.
Gilbride
Susan J
SJ
Infection Control Unit, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada. sue.gilbride@capitalhealth.ca
Lee
Bonita E
BE
Taylor
Geoffrey D
GD
Forgie
Sarah E
SE
D000328:Adult; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital