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Age limit does not replace serologic testing for determination of immune status for measles

Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 1117-1120
Publication date2007
Abstract

Adults more than 40 years old are not necessarily immune to measles. A measles outbreak that involved healthcare workers occurred after contact with a 44-year-old patient. Results of a hospital-wide program of mass screening revealed that 117 (4.5%) of 2,600 individuals tested seronegative for measles; 31 (26.1%) of these 117 individuals were more than 40 years old.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibody Formation
  • Cross Infection/epidemiology/immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence/immunology
  • Measles/ immunology/transmission
  • Measles Vaccine/immunology
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Switzerland/epidemiology
Citation (ISO format)
UCKAY, Ilker et al. Age limit does not replace serologic testing for determination of immune status for measles. In: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2007, vol. 28, n° 9, p. 1117–1120. doi: 10.1086/519928
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