title: Successful control of a norovirus outbreak among attendees of a hospital teaching conference.
abstract: We report an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis after a hospital teaching conference, and describe the specific measures instituted by the infection control team. No secondary cases of norovirus infection were identified among hospital staff or patients. In a case-control study, we identified multiple food source contamination as the source of the outbreak. Our report highlights the potential success of a multifaceted infection control strategy in preventing the transmission of norovirus in health care settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. christopher.vinnard@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinnard
authors.forename: Ingi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linkin
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*