| parvovirus b19 infection in hospital workers: community or hospital acquisition? | a suspected nosocomial outbreak of parvovirus b19 infection in a maternity ward was investigated in february 1994. questionnaires were administered and sera collected from maternity ward staff (n = 91), other ward staff in the same hospital (n = 101), and maternity ward staff at a nearby hospital (n = 81). blood donors (n = 265) were used as community controls. recent infection (parvovirus b19 igm positivity) in susceptible persons (parvovirus b19 igg-negative or igm-positive) was common among a ... | 1995 | 7561182 |