Prevalence of serological markers against measles, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus among medical residents in mexico

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 424-428

  Villasís Keever, Miguel Angel ^a   Peña, Luis Alberto ^b   Miranda Novales, Guadalupe ^c   Alvarez y Muñoz, Teresa ^d   Damasio Santana, Leticia ^d   López Fuentes, Georgina ^e   Girón Carrillo, Jorge Luis ^b  

^a Epidemiology Research Unit   (South Africa)

^b Department of Adolescents ^*

^c Hospital Epidemiology Research Unit   (Mexico)

^d Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Research Unit

^e HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

B hepatitis; C hepatitis; Diagnostic test; Health care workers; Human immunodeficiency virus; Measles; Rubella; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX ANTIBODY; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RUBELLA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035746835     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0825     Document Type: Article

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