An Outbreak of Cadaver-Acquired Chickenpox in a Health Care Setting
The varicella-zoster virus (the chickenpox virus) is highly infectious and may affect nonimmune health care professionals. We report an outbreak of chickenpox in our hospital in which the source of infection was a cadaver. The spread of infection occurred in the course of an autopsy.
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Published in | Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 599 - 601 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Chicago, IL
The University of Chicago Press
01.09.2006
University of Chicago Press Oxford University Press |
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Summary: | The varicella-zoster virus (the chickenpox virus) is highly infectious and may affect nonimmune health care professionals. We report an outbreak of chickenpox in our hospital in which the source of infection was a cadaver. The spread of infection occurred in the course of an autopsy. |
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ISSN: | 1058-4838 1537-6591 |
DOI: | 10.1086/506569 |