Hepatitis A in a food worker and subsequent prophylaxis of restaurant patrons

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-18

  Patnaik, Jennifer L ^a   Dippold, Laura ^b   Vogt, Richard L ^b  

^a Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS; IMMUNIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATERING SERVICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC;

ADAMS COUNTY [COLORADO]; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; RESTAURANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33847751549     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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