The lack of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus antibodies in healthcare workers in an endemic region

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-51

  Ergonul, Onder ^a   Zeller, Herve ^b   Celikbas, Aysel ^a   Dokuzoguz, Basak ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Antibody; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Healthcare workers

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NAIRO VIRUS; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; MALE; TURKEY; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 33845570877     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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