Modified measles in a healthcare worker after return from travel

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 380-381

  Lee, Nan Yao ^a   Lee, Hsin Chun ^a,b   Chang, Chia Ming ^a   Wu, Chi Jung ^a   Ko, Nai Ying ^a,b   Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JAPAN; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; TAIWAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 40949087328     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529031     Document Type: Letter

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