title: Controlling varicella in the healthcare setting: barriers to varicella vaccination among healthcare workers.
abstract: We surveyed healthcare workers to determine factors that may influence acceptance of varicella-zoster virus vaccine. Of 2,801 workers tested, 90 were susceptible to varicella; of workers offered vaccination, 68% accepted. Workers providing direct patient care were 3.7-fold more likely than other workers to accept VZV vaccination (P=.04).
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yen-Lieberman
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Litaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine