Varicella-zoster virus immunity among health care workers in Catalonia

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 5945-5948

  Urbiztondo, L ^a   Borras E ^a,b,c   Bayas, J M ^b   Dominguez A ^b,c   Broner, S ^c   Costa, J ^b   Esteve, M ^d   Campins, M ^d   Amores, J ^e   Catalan T ^e   Company, A ^e   Cortes M ^e   Diez, C ^e   Domenech, E ^e   Esteva, X ^e   Funes, J ^e   Llobet, R ^e   Marinetto, A ^e   Plana, M ^e   Sol, J ^e   Tar rago A ^e   Vendrell, M ^e   Barbe E ^f   Pena J ^f   L Villarte, M ^f   Mestre, M T ^g   Carbajo, P ^g   Casas, I ^h   Guerola, R ^h   Gasco A ⁱ   Ayora, A ^j   Bravo, I ^j   Labarta, R M ^k   Matllo, J ^k   Varela, P ^l   Espunes J ^m   Moreno, R ^m   Martinez M ^m   more..

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

ⁱ H Viladecans   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^k Servei Propi Mancomu nat de Prevenció de Riscos Laborals   (Spain)

^l Clinic University Hospital   (Spain)

^m Agència de Salut Pùblica de Catalunya   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Antibody prevalence; Healthcare workers; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS IMMUNITY; BLOOD; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL TRIAL; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84907991964     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.055     Document Type: Article

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