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Management and prevention of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals

09 December 2008

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Summary Noroviruses are highly contagious and have become the most common cause of infectious gastrointestinal disease in industrialised countries. This article...

Management and prevention of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals

03 December 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

Noroviruses are highly contagious and have become the most common cause of infectious gastrointestinal disease in industrialised countries. This article explores the...

Gut reaction

29 November 2005

Nursing Standard

Clinical digest

One in five people in the UK suffers an infectious intestinal disease (IID) each year. The most common sources are food, and person-to-person and animal-to-human...

An end to rotavirus misery

18 July 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

Rotavirus gastroenteritis in children creates a heavy burden for parents and healthcare services. A new oral vaccine can prevent hospital admissions and reduce the...

Outcomes of ondansetron use in children with gastroenteritis in the emergency department: a literature review

23 March 2021

Emergency Nurse

Child health

In the UK, the use of antiemetics in children with gastroenteritis is not standardised. The antiemetic ondansetron is often administered, in clinical practice, to...

Management of gastroenteritis in children under five years

04 March 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article explores the causes and management of gastroenteritis in children under five years. It considers in particular national guidance from the National...

Biological basis of child health 8: development of the gastrointestinal system and associated childhood conditions

02 November 2020

Nursing Children and Young People

digestive system

This article is the eighth in a series on the biological basis of child health. It describes the embryological development of the gastrointestinal (GI) system and...