Occupational risk from measles in healthcare personnel: A case report

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-99

  Tafuri, Silvio ^a   Germinario, Cinzia ^a   Rollo, Marco ^b   Prato, Rosa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biohazard; Health workers; Measles

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MEASLES; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ITALY; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 65549102281     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.N8006     Document Type: Article

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