Varicella zoster virus in health care workers in northern Israel: Seroprevalence and predictive value of history of varicella infection

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 436-438

  Chazan, Bibiana ^a,b   Colodner, Raul ^a   Teitler, Nava ^a   Chen, Yael ^a,c   Raz, Raul ^a,d  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHICKENPOX; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 48049103265     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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