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Nati<strong>on</strong>al Guidelines <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> Management <strong>of</strong> Outbreaks <strong>of</strong> Norovirus Infecti<strong>on</strong> in Healthcare Settings NDSC<br />
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE<br />
VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS<br />
SUBCOMMITTEE<br />
The Viral Gastroenteritis Subcommittee was established to develop guidance <strong>on</strong> a range <strong>of</strong> issues. These<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>guidelines</str<strong>on</strong>g> are <strong>the</strong> first to be produced by this Subcommittee and deal specifically with <strong>the</strong> issue <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>norovirus</strong> <strong>outbreaks</strong> in healthcare settings.<br />
1. To develop <str<strong>on</strong>g>nati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>guidelines</str<strong>on</strong>g> to assist Specialists in Public Health Medicine, Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Health<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>als, Microbiologists, Hospital Clinicians, General Practiti<strong>on</strong>ers and Infecti<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>als in surveillance, diagnosis, definitive laboratory identificati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>management</strong>, preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
and c<strong>on</strong>trol <strong>of</strong> illness caused by human enteric calicivirus, rotavirus, astrovirus and human enteric<br />
adenovirus in humans.<br />
2. To review current surveillance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se viruses in Ireland and to make recommendati<strong>on</strong>s for its<br />
improvement.<br />
3. To identify <strong>the</strong> requirements in relati<strong>on</strong> to <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> diagnostic and reference facilities.<br />
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