Occupationally related outbreak of chickenpox in hospital staff: A learning experience

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2294-2295

  Sood, Smita ^a  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chicken pox; Hospital; Occupational outbreak

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INOTROPIC AGENT; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAPULE; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RASH; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 84885206736     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5780.3502     Document Type: Article

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