Effective control of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak due to norovirus infection in a hospital ward in Athens, Greece, April 2011

S P Georgiadou; D Loukeris; S Smilakou; G L Daikos; N V Sipsas

doi:10.2807/ese.16.28.19915-en

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Effective control of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak due to norovirus infection in a hospital ward in Athens, Greece, April 2011
S P Georgiadou¹ , D Loukeris¹ , S Smilakou² , G L Daikos³ , N V Sipsas¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Pathophysiology Department, Laikon General Hospital and Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece ² Department of Microbiology, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece ³ First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, Laikon General Hospital and Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Citation style for this article: Georgiadou S P, Loukeris D, Smilakou S, Daikos G L, Sipsas N V. Effective control of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak due to norovirus infection in a hospital ward in Athens, Greece, April 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(28):pii=19915. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.28.19915-en Received: 01 Jul 2011

Abstract

In April 2011, an acute gastroenteritis outbreak due to norovirus infection occurred in a hospital ward in Athens, Greece, affecting 28 people: 16 staff members, 10 inpatients and two relatives of symptomatic inpatients. The attack rate among the patients and staff was 16.4% (10/61) and 31.4% (16/51), respectively. The outbreak lasted eight days and the clinical symptoms were mild. Effective infection control measures prevented the spread of the virus to other hospital wards.