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Effect of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Fluorescent- Antibody-to-Membrane-Antigen (FAMA) Testing on Sensitivity of Determining VZV Immunity in Healthcare Workers and on Furlough Days

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lori Rolando ,
William J. Schneider ,
Sharon Steinberg ,
Sulin Low ,
Jeffrey Stiles ,
Luz Gomez ,
Anne A. Gershon  and
Arthur E. Brown
Lori Rolando
Affiliation:
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
William J. Schneider
Affiliation:
Employee Health and Wellness Services, New York, New York Infectious Disease Service, New York, New York
Sharon Steinberg
Affiliation:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Infectious Disease Division, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Sulin Low
Affiliation:
Employee Health and Wellness Services, New York, New York
Jeffrey Stiles
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, New York, New York
Luz Gomez
Affiliation:
Employee Health and Wellness Services, New York, New York
Anne A. Gershon
Affiliation:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Infectious Disease Division, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Arthur E. Brown*
Affiliation:
Employee Health and Wellness Services, New York, New York Infectious Disease Service, New York, New York
*
Employee Health and Wellness Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 222 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 (brown2@mskcc.org)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 9 , September 2010 , pp. 972 - 974
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

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