Abstract
We report an outbreak of norovirus in a locked pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit with attack rates of 75% among 4 patients and 26% among 38 staff. Factors contributing to the outbreak included environmental contamination, close staff-patient contact including sharing meals, and inability to confine the index patient with the use of contact precautions.
MeSH terms
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Caliciviridae Infections / prevention & control*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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Child
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / prevention & control*
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Cross Infection / virology
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis / prevention & control*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Hospital Units*
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Humans
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Infection Control*
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Mental Disorders / complications
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Norovirus* / isolation & purification
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North Carolina / epidemiology
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Psychiatric Department, Hospital*
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Security Measures