Early preventive measures are effective against transmission of rotavirus disease from person to person in the hospital environment.
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Intra hospital, outbreak, rotavirus,, prevention.Abstract
An observational surveillance study was carried out to describe the outbreak of rotavirus in a pediatric hospital in
Mexico City. A total of 13 cases of intra hospital rotavirus infections were identified. None of these cases was
vaccinated against rotavirus. The average duration of hospitalization of the patients was 11 days (range 3 to 33 days).
Implementation of contact precautionary measures successfully ended the outbreak 21 days after detection. All cases
were successfully managed and treated with symptomatic measures. We corroborate the importance of
implementation of early preventive measures in intra hospital outbreaks of rotavirus for adequate control.
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2012-04-13
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Early preventive measures are effective against transmission of rotavirus disease from person to person in the hospital environment. (2012). International Journal of Medical Advances and Discoveries, 3(1), 7-10. https://kevinpage.org/index.php/IJMAD/article/view/111
