Dr. Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH, co-chair of the Infection Control Committee at the University of Washington, talks about the threat that rotavirus poses to children and the need for careful containment of the virus at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

References and Resources
Parashar, U., et al. Rotavirus and severe childhood diarrhea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(2):304-306.

The Center for Disease Control – Rotavirus

Zerr, D., et al. Decreasing hospital-associated rotavirus infection: a multidisciplinary hand hygiene campaign in a children’s hospital. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005;24(5):397-403.

For more information on Dr. Zerr, visit:
Depts.washington.edu