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INFECTION PREVENTION
resented 25.7% of 386 outbreak investigations reported by 289 hospitals
over 24 months.8 Unfortunately (although perhaps not surprisingly),
norovirus is "relatively resistant to the most common surface disinfectants."9 OSM
Ms. Pettis (annmarie_pettis@urmc.rochester.edu) is the director of infection prevention at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.
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