Vomiting & Diarrhoea in a nursing home - Rcpa.tv
Vomiting & Diarrhoea in a nursing home - Rcpa.tv
Vomiting & Diarrhoea in a nursing home - Rcpa.tv
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<strong>Vomit<strong>in</strong>g</strong> & <strong>Diarrhoea</strong> <strong>in</strong> a nurs<strong>in</strong>g <strong>home</strong><br />
Due to the <strong>in</strong>creased susceptibility of the aged to bacterial gastroenteritis, <strong>in</strong><br />
particular salmonella, bacterial causes should also be sought, <strong>in</strong> case a po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
source outbreak is occurr<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
However, norovirus is the most likely pathogen <strong>in</strong> acute outbreaks of diarrhoea<br />
<strong>in</strong> residential aged sett<strong>in</strong>gs or hospital outbreaks.<br />
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