title: Varicella serological status of healthcare workers as a guide to whom to test or immunize.
abstract: Only 1.6% of 1,331 hospital workers were seronegative for varicella-zoster virus (VZV), including 8.7% of those with a negative history and 0.5% of those with a positive history. Seronegativity was inversely related to age but unrelated to job category, exposure at work to VZV, country of origin, race, or gender.
authors.affiliation: Ahmanson Pediatric Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brunell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D018579:Patient Selection; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012308:Risk Management / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D013223:Statistics as Topic