A nosocomial measles outbreak in Italy, February-April 2017

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 22, Issue 33, 2017, Pages

  Porretta, A ^a   Quattrone, F ^a   Aquino, F ^a   Pieve, G ^a   Bruni, B ^a   Gemignani, G ^b   Vatteroni, M L ^b   Pistello, M ^a   Privitera, G P ^a   Lopalco, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85028308261     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.33.30597     Document Type: Article

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