Measles among healthcare workers: A potential for nosocomial outbreaks

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Botelho Nevers, E ^a   Cassir, N ^a   Minodier, P ^a   Laporte, R ^a   Gautret, P ^a   Badiaga, S ^b   Thiberville, D J ^a   Ninove, L ^b   Charrel, R ^b   Brouqui, P ^a  

^a Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille ^*

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 78951474175     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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