Consequences of an unrecognized measles exposure in an emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 491-496

  Bowen, Asha C ^a,b   Ferson, Mark J ^a,c,d   Palasanthiran, Pamela ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b School of Paediatrics and Child Health   (Australia)

^c South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Cost; Emergency department; Measles; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; COUGHING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHARYNGITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 71049151158     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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