Outbreak of varicella-zoster virus infection among Thai healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 430-434

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Kitphati, Rungrueng ^b   Tawatsupha, Pranee ^b   Thongphubeth, Kanokporn ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Piyaporn ^c   Mundy, Linda M ^d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; THAILAND; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THAILAND;

EID: 34247542107     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512639     Document Type: Article

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