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Susceptibility to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella in Newly Hired (2006-2008) Healthcare Workers Born before 1957

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David J. Weber ,
Stephanie Consoli ,
Emily Sickbert-Bennett ,
Melissa B. Miller  and
William A. Rutala
David J. Weber*
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of North Carolina Health Care, and the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Stephanie Consoli
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Melissa B. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Laboratories, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
William A. Rutala
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of North Carolina Health Care, and the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, 2163 Bioinformatics, CB 7030, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (dweber@unch.unc.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , June 2010 , pp. 655 - 657
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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