Noroviren: häufigste Ursache infektiöser Gastroenteritiden

Kernaussagen

• Die Norovirus-Infektion ist die häufigste Ursache einer Gastroenteritis.

• Die Erkrankung ist hochkontagiös, daher sind frühes Erkennen und die Einleitung rigoroser Hygienemaßnahmen entscheidend, um eine nosokomiale Ausbreitung dieser Infektion in Krankenhäusern und Pflegeeinrichtungen zu vermeiden.

• Ausbrüche dieser Erkrankung besonders in Akutkrankenhäusern können erhebliche Kosten verursachen.

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