Varicella screening and vaccination for healthcare workers at KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Chong, Chia Yin ^a,d   Lim, S H ^b   Ng, W Y M ^a   Tee, N ^c   Lin, R V T P ^d  

^a Genome Institute of Singapore   (Singapore)

^b Department of Infection Control ^*

^c Microbiology Laboratory

^d KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antibody; Chickenpox; Survey; Vaccine; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHICKENPOX; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SCREENING; SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2542468606     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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