Seroprevalence survey of varicella, measles, rubella, and hepatitis A and B viruses in a multinational healthcare workforce in Saudi Arabia

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1178-1183

  Almuneef, M A ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^a   Balkhy, H H ^a   Otaibi, B ^a   Helmi, M ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUMPS VIRUS; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 33751335090     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508826     Document Type: Article

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