Occupational and infection control aspects of Varicella: A review prepared for the UK Advisory Group on Chickenpox on behalf of the British Society for the Study of Infection

Patients can be admitted with chickenpox, contract chickenpox while in hospital, or, like staff and visitors, attend hospital during the incubation period of the illness. Staff are a significant source of infection.

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Published in:The Journal of infection 1998, Vol.36 (suppl. 1), p.73-78
Main Authors: Burns, S.M., Mitchell-Heggs, N., Carrington, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chickenpox - prevention & control
Chickenpox - transmission
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disease Management
Disease Susceptibility
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Personnel, Hospital
Risk Factors
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Summary:Patients can be admitted with chickenpox, contract chickenpox while in hospital, or, like staff and visitors, attend hospital during the incubation period of the illness. Staff are a significant source of infection.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80157-6