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Euro Surveill. Measles among healthcare workers: a potential for nosocomial outbreaks

Giuseppe

Emeritus
Measles among healthcare workers: a potential for nosocomial outbreaks (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)


[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19764">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]

Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 2, 13 January 2011

Rapid communications

Measles among healthcare workers: a potential for nosocomial outbreaks

E Botelho-Nevers 1,2, N Cassir 1,2, P Minodier 3, R Laporte 3, P Gautret 1, S Badiaga 4, DJ Thiberville 1, L Ninove 5, R Charrel 5, P Brouqui 1

1. P?le de Maladies Infectieuses, IFR 48, Assistance Publique H?pitaux de Marseille, France
2. These two authors contributed equally to this work
3. P?le m?re-enfants, Assistance Publique H?pitaux de Marseille, France
4. P?le AUR, Assistance Publique H?pitaux de Marseille, France
5. Laboratoire de virologie, IFR 48, Assistance Publique H?pitaux de Marseille, France

Citation style for this article: Botelho-Nevers E, Cassir N, Minodier P, Laporte R, Gautret P, Badiaga S, Thiberville D, Ninove L, Charrel R, Brouqui P. Measles among healthcare workers: a potential for nosocomial outbreaks. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(2):pii=19764. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19764

Date of submission: 27 December 2010


We report here 14 cases of measles among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Public Hospitals of Marseilles, France that occurred between April and November 2010. All cases but one were under 30 years of age. Following the identification of these cases, we checked the immune status among 154 HCWs who volunteered to take part in the study and showed that 93% and 88% were immune against measles and mumps respectively. HCWs non-immunised against measles were all under 30 years of age.

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