Nosocomial transmission of measles: Do we need extra precautions to avoid it?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-187

  Lefebvre, F ^a   Merle, V ^a   Savoye, G ^a   Lemee V ^a   Chapuzet, C ^a   Marini, H ^a   Gehanno J F ^a   Chefson Girault, C ^a   Gueit, I ^a   Freymuth, F ^b   Lerebours, E ^a   Czernichow, P ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FACE RASH; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES LIKE RASH; NEISSERIA; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052267473     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.05.025     Document Type: Letter

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