Viral gastrointestinal outbreaks in residential care facilities: an examination of the value of public health unit involvement

• Main Authors: Craig Davis (Author), Hassan Vally (Author), Robert Bell (Author), Frances Sheehan (Author), Frank Beard (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the value of notification to public health units (PHUs) in the management of viral gastrointestinal outbreaks in residential care facilities (RCFs) in Queensland. Methods: Routine outbreak characteristics and control measures were collected at notification and conclus...