| Document ID (ISN) | 47120 |
| CIS number |
86-2058 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Helmick C.G., Webb P.A., Scribner C.L., Krebs J.W., McCormick J.B. |
| Title |
No evidence for increased risk of Lassa fever infection in hospital staff |
| Bibliographic information |
22 Nov. 1986, Vol.2, No.8517, p.1202-1204. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
A prospective serological study of staff from 3 Sierra Leone hospitals in an area where Lassa fever is endemic, revealed that there was no increased risk of contracting the disease among any groups of hospital personnel. These findings support the proposal that patients with Lassa fever need not be confined to isolators in order to prevent infecting the staff. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Sierra Leone; tropical diseases; hospitals; virus diseases; infection control; infectious diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
developing countries |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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