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Guidance

General information to prepare for and manage norovirus in care settings

Published on 01 September 2016

From: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Scotland

This document provides general information and infection prevention and control precautions to prepare for and manage norovirus in care settings.

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This guidance can be used by care settings to control norovirus outbreaks. It includes a norovirus daily outbreak checklist and norovirus outbreak data record. Please note that as this is a 2016 publication we cannot assure that the weblinks to resources are still current. Further information on norovirus can be found in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual.

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