Occupational and infection control aspects of varicella: A review prepared for the UK Advisory Group on Chickenpox on behalf of the British Society for the Study of Infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Burns, S M ^a   Mitchell Heggs, N ^b   Carrington, D ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CHICKENPOX; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17144453036     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80157-6     Document Type: Note

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