Chickenpox ARDS in a health care worker following occupational exposure

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 261-262

  Knaggs, A ^a   Gallagher, J ^a   Shorten, G D ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ARDS; Chickenpox; Health care worker; Occupational exposure; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRIVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0031836029     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/48.4.261     Document Type: Article

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