Abstract
The measles outbreak in Daegu of January 2019 made 6 teaching hospitals' organization test the measles immunity of their healthcare workers (HCWs). We found that 6,935 (75.9%) of 9,132 HCWs tested seropositive for anti-measles immunoglobulin G (IgG), and seropositivity rate was very different between 6 hospitals (range, 59.9 – 93.1%). The seroprevelence was lowest in the age of twenties, but the rate was different between 6 hospitals (range 47.0 – 85.5%). Therefore, to prevent measles from spreading to HCWs, each hospital should make their own data periodically about anti-measles IgG seropositivity of their HCWs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 54-57 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infection and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Health personnel
- Measles
- Seroprevalence