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  • Risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare settings

    Future Microbiol. 2019 Jun 18. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0236. [Epub ahead of print]
    Risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare settings.

    Tavoschi L1, Quattrone F1, Agodi A2, Lopalco PL1.
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    Abstract

    The transmission of infectious agents within healthcare settings is a priority public health problem. Although the main burden of healthcare-associated infections is commonly caused by Gram-negative bacteria and fungi, vaccine-preventable diseases represent an additional infectious risk for patients attending healthcare facilities. Hepatitis B, rotavirus gastroenteritis, influenza, measles, pertussis and pneumococcal and meningococcal invasive bacterial infections still represent a threat, notwithstanding the presence of universal vaccination programs. For this reason, healthcare worker immunization is an important strategy to limit the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases in such a fragile population.


    KEYWORDS:

    healthcare-associated infection; outbreak; vaccine-preventable disease

    PMID: 31210537 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0236
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