Publications

seroprevalence of varicella antibodies among pregnant women in lyon-france.	the purpose of the study was to calculate the seroprevalence of immunity to the varicella-zoster virus (vzv) infection and to evaluate the positive predictive value (ppv) and the negative predictive value (npv) of the self-reported history of vzv infection in pregnant women. a cross sectional study was conducted in 18 private medical analysis laboratories. information on socio-demographic characteristics and past history of varicella or zoster were collected using a questionnaire. blood samples ...	2007	17534728
[varicella-zoster virus seroprevalence in nursery and day-care workers in lyon (france)].	varicella is a potential occupational hazard for susceptible individuals working in pediatric institutions because infected adults run a greater risk of severe or even fatal varicella and because the disease is so common in children and so contagious. the seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus (vzv) was examined in a sample of day-care workers in lyon (france) to determine whether a targeted vaccination policy was needed.	2005	15914287