An outbreak of cadaver-acquired chickenpox in a health care setting

Navin Paul; Mini E. Jacob

doi:10.1086/506569

An outbreak of cadaver-acquired chickenpox in a health care setting

Navin Paul, Mini E. Jacob

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	599-601
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/506569
State	Published - Sep 1 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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An outbreak of cadaver-acquired chickenpox in a health care setting

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