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Epidemiological investigation of a varicella outbreak in an Italian prison

Catia Valdarchi From the Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità,
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Francesca Farchi From the Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità,
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Maria Dorrucci From the Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità,
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Fausto De Michetti Medical Unit, ‘Rebibbia’ Womens' Prison,
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Concetta Paparella Laboratory of Microbiology, ‘Sandro Pertini’ Hospital, Rome
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Sergio Babudieri Infectious Disease Clinic, University of Sassari,
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Alberto Spanò Laboratory of Microbiology, ‘Sandro Pertini’ Hospital, Rome
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Giulio Starnini Ministry of Justice, Rome, Italy
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Giovanni Rezza From the Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità,Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 943-945 | Received 15 Apr 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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