Journal
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 141, Issue 8, Pages 1598-1603Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000241
Keywords
Clostridium difficile; Norwalk agent and related viruses; outbreaks
Funding
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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We describe an outbreak of simultaneous Clostridium difficile and norovirus infections in a long-term-care facility. Thirty patients experienced acute gastroenteritis, and four had co-infection with identical C. difficile 027 and genotype II.4 New Orleans norovirus strains. Co-occurring infection requires improved understanding of risk factors, clinical impact, and testing strategies.
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