Publications
| the seroepidemiology of primary varicella-zoster virus infection in flanders (belgium). | the age-specific seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus (vzv) antibodies was assessed in a sample of the flemish (belgian) population. elisa tests were used to analyse 1673 sera from subjects aged 1 to 44 years (october 1999-april 2000). chickenpox infections in flanders appear to affect children at a younger age than in other european countries since 47.37% (95% ci: 37.33-57.41) is already immune at 2 years of age. for older age-groups, the prevalence is similar to that of most european count ... | 2002 | 12424583 |
| occupational risk of infection by varicella zoster virus in belgian healthcare workers: a seroprevalence study. | to assess the prevalence of varicella zoster virus (vzv) antibodies in flemish (belgian) healthcare workers, to investigate the association between seronegativity and selected variables, and to assess the reliability of recall about disease as a predictor of immunity. | 2000 | 10935943 |