Viral Gastroenteritis: References

​Adam Chan. Norovirus outbreak affects 10 patients in Duncan hospital. Victoria Buzz. January 7, 2019. https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2019/01/norovirus-outbreak-affects-10-patients-in-duncan-hospital/

Campbell EA. Outbreak investigations. In: APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology Online (ATO). Arlington, VA: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, INC. (APIC); 2014. https://text.apic.org/toc/epidemiology-surveillance-performance-and-patient-safety-measures/outbreak-investigations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Healthcare-associated Infections: General information about norovirus. CDC; 2010. https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/norovirus.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Norovirus in healthcare facilities fact sheet. Atlanta, GA: CDC; 2011. https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/norovirus/229110-ANoroCaseFactSheet508.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Adenovirus: Outbreaks. CDC; 2019a. http://www.cdc.gov/adenovirus/outbreaks.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rotavirus: Clinical disease information. CDC; 2019b. http://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/clinical.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Norovirus: Symptoms. CDC; 2019c. http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/about/symptoms.html

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). How-to Guide: Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications. Cambridge, MA: IHI; 2012. http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/HowtoGuidePreventHarmfromHighAlertMedications.aspx

Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet). Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities: Reference Document for Use by Health Care Organizations for Internal Policy/Protocol Development. Vancouver, BC: PICNet; 2016. https://www.picnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/PICNet-GI-Outbreak-Guidelines_Revised-June-2016.pdf

Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario: In All Health Care Settings, 3rd Edition. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 2012. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/bp-ipac-hc-settings.pdf?la=en

Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Best Practices for Surveillance of Health Care-Associated Infections: In Patient and Resident Populations, 3rd Edition. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 2014. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/bp-hai-surveillance.pdf?la=en

Public Health Agency of Canada. Pathogen Safety Data Sheets: Infectious Substances – Human rotavirus. Government of Canada. 2010. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/human-rotavirus.html

Public Health Agency of Canada. Pathogen Safety Data Sheets: Infectious Substances – Norovirus. Government of Canada. 2020. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/norovirus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings. Ottawa, ON: PHAC; 2012. http://publications.gc.ca/collections//collection_2013/aspc-phac/HP40-83-2013-eng.pdf

Wilson S, Deeks S. National Immunization Awareness Week: Celebrating the success of Ontario's rotavirus immunization program. Presented at the: National Immunization Awareness Week: Public Health Ontario Grand Rounds; April 25, 2017. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/national-immu-awareness.pdf?la=en

World Health Organization (WHO). Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level. WHO. 2016. https://www.who.int/infection-prevention/publications/ipc-components-guidelines/en/

World Health Organization (WHO). Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals: Rotavirus. WHO. 2018. http://www.who.int/immunization/diseases/rotavirus/en/