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Editor, Senior Moderator
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Dec 7:0. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Susceptibility to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Adherence among Healthcare Workers in Italy: a Cross-Sectional Survey at a Regional Acute-Care University Hospital and a Systematic Review.[/h] Maggiore UL[SUP]1[/SUP], Scala C[SUP]1[/SUP], Toletone A[SUP]2[/SUP], Debarbieri N[SUP]3[/SUP], Perria M[SUP]3[/SUP], D'Amico B[SUP]2[/SUP], Montecucco A[SUP]2[/SUP], Martini M[SUP]4[/SUP], Dini G[SUP]2[/SUP], Durando P[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Healthcare Workers (HCWs) have an increased risk both to acquire and to spread vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) both to their colleagues and, especially, to vulnerable patients. The prevention of occupational hazards among HCWs is based on proper adoption of the standard and additional precautions, immunizations, and secondary preventive measures, such as post-exposure prophylaxis. Moreover, HCWs are often referred to as the most trusted source of vaccine-related information for their patients. In the present article, we report the findings of a cross-sectional study investigating the compliance to vaccinations among HCWs employed at the Obstetric Unit of a regional acute-care University Hospital in Northern Italy. Furthermore, a systematic review of the literature for some VPDs (i.e., HBV, measles, rubella, varicella and influenza) was carried out, over a 17-year period, in order to update the socio-demographic and professional characteristics, the susceptibility status and the vaccination rates among HCWs in Italy.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] adherence; healthcare surveillance program; healthcare workers; hepatitis B virus; influenza; measles; rubella; vaccination rates; vaccines; varicella
PMID: 27924688 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1264746
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[h=1]Susceptibility to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Adherence among Healthcare Workers in Italy: a Cross-Sectional Survey at a Regional Acute-Care University Hospital and a Systematic Review.[/h] Maggiore UL[SUP]1[/SUP], Scala C[SUP]1[/SUP], Toletone A[SUP]2[/SUP], Debarbieri N[SUP]3[/SUP], Perria M[SUP]3[/SUP], D'Amico B[SUP]2[/SUP], Montecucco A[SUP]2[/SUP], Martini M[SUP]4[/SUP], Dini G[SUP]2[/SUP], Durando P[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Healthcare Workers (HCWs) have an increased risk both to acquire and to spread vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) both to their colleagues and, especially, to vulnerable patients. The prevention of occupational hazards among HCWs is based on proper adoption of the standard and additional precautions, immunizations, and secondary preventive measures, such as post-exposure prophylaxis. Moreover, HCWs are often referred to as the most trusted source of vaccine-related information for their patients. In the present article, we report the findings of a cross-sectional study investigating the compliance to vaccinations among HCWs employed at the Obstetric Unit of a regional acute-care University Hospital in Northern Italy. Furthermore, a systematic review of the literature for some VPDs (i.e., HBV, measles, rubella, varicella and influenza) was carried out, over a 17-year period, in order to update the socio-demographic and professional characteristics, the susceptibility status and the vaccination rates among HCWs in Italy.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] adherence; healthcare surveillance program; healthcare workers; hepatitis B virus; influenza; measles; rubella; vaccination rates; vaccines; varicella
PMID: 27924688 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1264746
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]