A case of nosocominal VZV transmission

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-227

  Groves, Katherine C ^a,b   Averbeck, Karin ^b   Quinlivan, Mark L ^a,b   Scott, Fiona T ^b   Breuer, Judy ^a,b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

DISEASE SEVERITY; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINE FAILURE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 77953121992     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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