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Occupational Risk from Measles in Healthcare Personnel: A Case Report

2009; Wiley; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1539/joh.n8006

1348-9585

Silvio Tafuri, Cinzia Germinario, Marco Rollo, Rosa Prato,

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Journal of Occupational HealthVolume 51, Issue 1 p. 97-99 Case StudyFree Access Occupational Risk from Measles in Healthcare Personnel: A Case Report Silvio Tafuri, Silvio Tafuri Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCinzia Germinario, Cinzia Germinario Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMarco Rollo, Marco Rollo Infectious Disease Unit, SS. Annunziata Hospital, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorRosa Prato, Corresponding Author Rosa Prato [email protected] Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalyCorrespondence to: R. Prato, Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Viale L. Pinto Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia 7110, Italy (e-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this author Silvio Tafuri, Silvio Tafuri Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCinzia Germinario, Cinzia Germinario Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMarco Rollo, Marco Rollo Infectious Disease Unit, SS. Annunziata Hospital, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorRosa Prato, Corresponding Author Rosa Prato [email protected] Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, ItalyCorrespondence to: R. Prato, Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Viale L. Pinto Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia 7110, Italy (e-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 February 2009 https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.N8006Citations: 26AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1Prato R, Chironna M, Caputi G, et al. An outbreak of measles in Apulia, Italy, November 2006–January 2007. Euro Surveill 2007; 12: E070405.1 2Caputi G, Tafuri S, Chironna M, et al. 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