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Brief Report: Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric House Officers: Susceptibility to and Rate of Primary Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael T. Brady ,
Gail J. Demmler  and
Donald C. Anderson
Michael T. Brady*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Gail J. Demmler
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Donald C. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*
Section of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205
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Hospital personnel, especially women in their child-bearing years, continue to express concern about the risk of acquiring cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a result of their occupation. Previous investigations of occupational risk of CMV infection have focused primarily on pediatric nursing personnel. However, assessment of the rate of CMV infection by other hospital personnel who have different clinical responsibilities and levels of patient contact cannot rely solely on the rates obtained for nursing personnel.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 8 , Issue 8 , August 1987 , pp. 329 - 332
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1987

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