national guidelines on the management of outbreaks of norovirus ...

National Guidelines on the Management of Outbreaks of Norovirus Infection in Healthcare Settings NDSC
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE
VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS
SUBCOMMITTEE
The Viral Gastroenteritis Subcommittee was established to develop guidance on a range of issues. These
<strong>guidelines</strong> are the first to be produced by this Subcommittee and deal specifically with the issue of
norovirus outbreaks in healthcare settings.
1. To develop <strong>national</strong> <strong>guidelines</strong> to assist Specialists in Public Health Medicine, Environmental Health
Professionals, Microbiologists, Hospital Clinicians, General Practitioners and Infection Control
Professionals in surveillance, diagnosis, definitive laboratory identification, management, prevention
and control of illness caused by human enteric calicivirus, rotavirus, astrovirus and human enteric
adenovirus in humans.
2. To review current surveillance of these viruses in Ireland and to make recommendations for its
improvement.
3. To identify the requirements in relation to the use of diagnostic and reference facilities.
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