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Branch-Elliman W, Araujo-Castillo RV, Snyder GM, Sullivan BF, Alonso CD, Wright SB. Identification of a norovirus outbreak on a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit and development and implementation of a novel infection prevention algorithm for controlling transmission. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2020 Apr 1; 41(4):472-476.
Controlling norovirus transmission in units with immunocompromised patients is challenging. We present a cluster of norovirus cases that occurred on a stem-cell transplant unit and the prevention efforts that were implemented to limit the outbreak. Protocols developed to control this cluster may provide a model for other facilities.