Management of varicella-vaccinated patients and employees exposed to varicella in the healthcare setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 538-543

  Haiduven, Donna J ^a,b   Hench, Carmen P ^a   Simpkins, Sandy M ^d   Scott, Kathleen E ^a   Stevens, David A ^a,c  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Santa Clara Valley Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

CHICKENPOX; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; VACCINATION;

ALGORITHMS; CALIFORNIA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0042706406     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502243     Document Type: Review

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