Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in US hospitals | e! Science News

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Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in US hospitals | e! Science News

Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) , the official publication of APIC -- the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

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