Susceptibility of medical students to vaccine-preventable viral diseases: A serological study

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 335-337

  Kukino, Junko ^a   Naito, Toshio ^a   Mitsuhashi, Kazunori ^a   Oshima, Hiroko ^a   Sekiya, Sakae ^a   Isonuma, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Kazuyoshi ^a   Dambara, Takashi ^a   Hayashida, Yasuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Measles; Mumps; Nosocomial infection; Rubella; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 12444292689     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0347-x     Document Type: Article

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