Risk of cytomegalovirus infection among educators and health care personnel serving mentally disabled children

Journal of Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-40

  De Schryver, A ^a,b,c   Glazemakers, J ^a,b   De Bacquer, D ^b   De Backer, G ^b   Lust, E ^a  

^a IKMO Occupational Health Services   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Department of Public Health ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSE; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0032996665     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90027-0     Document Type: Article

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