Occupational and nosocomial transmission of varicella

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-158

  Cardoso Façanha, Mônica ^a,c   Pinheiro Monroe, Antonia Célia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Cancer Hospital of Ceará   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Hospital infection; Occupational illness; Varicella; Varicella zoster infection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HYDROXYZINE; IVERMECTIN; PROMETHAZINE;

B CELL LYMPHOMA; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33746881751     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702006000200016     Document Type: Review

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