Risk of infection with hepatitis A, B or C, cytomegalovirus, varicella or measles among child care providers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 584-589

  Jackson, Lisa A ^a,d   Stewart, Laurie K ^c   Solomon, Steven L ^a   Boase, Janice ^c   Alexander, E Russell ^c   Heath, Janet L ^a   Mcquillan, Geraldine K ^b   Coleman, Patrick J ^a   Stewart, John A ^a   Shapiro, Craig N ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

child care; cytomegalovirus; Hepatitis A; vaccines

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; MEASLES ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD CARE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEASLES; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VACCINATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 15844392147     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199607000-00005     Document Type: Article

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