Article: Costs and Benefits of Varicella Screening/Vaccination Evaluated.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

2000 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com) --

In a recent study, researchers from Saudi Arabia conducted a study to demonstrate the costs and benefits of screening and vaccinating varicella-susceptible health care personnel at a general hospital with live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine.

A. A. Kader and colleagues from Almana General Hospital, Saudia Arabia, screened health care workers at Almana General Hospital, Al-Khubar, Dammam, for varicella-zoster antibody by indirect fluorescent antibody.

Kader et al. published their study in the Saudi Medical Journal ("Costs and Benefits of Varicella Screening and Vaccination for Healthcare Workers at a ...

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