Varicella-zoster virus seroprevalence in healthcare workers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-430

  Sam, I Ching ^a   Tariman, H ^b   Chan, Y F ^a   Kahar Bador, M ^a   Mohd Yusof, M Y ^b   Hassan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Health personnel; Malaysia; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 60849132486     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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