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Revista de la Asociación Española de Especialistas en Medicina del Trabajo
On-line version ISSN 3020-1160Print version ISSN 1132-6255
Abstract
VAZQUEZ RIVAS, Fabián and MAHILLO FERNANDEZ, Ignacio. Measles immune response: use of serology before vaccination in healthcare workers. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.2, pp.29-34. Epub Oct 19, 2020. ISSN 3020-1160.
Objectives:
To establish the prevalence of absence of measles immunization in a cohort of healthcare workers of a tertiary hospital in Madrid, the age brackets and the most exposed occupational categories.
Material and Methods:
Measles IgG antibodies of a cohort of healthcare workers of University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz were collected from medical examinations and contacts studies from 2004 until 2019.
Results:
From 2614 studied healthcare workers, a 5,81% did not reveal measles immunity, with a 2,91% negative IgG result and a 2,91% with undetermined IgG result.
Conclusions:
Focused serology studies on healthcare workers with exposure risk to airborne transmitted infections seem to be useful.
Keywords : measles; vaccination; immunization.