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Age Limit Does Not Replace Serologic Testing for Determination of Immune Status for Measles

Uçkay, Ilker ; Hugonnet, Stéphane ; Kaiser, Laurent ; Sax, Hugo ; Pittet, Didier

In: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 1117-1120

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    Titre
    • Age Limit Does Not Replace Serologic Testing for Determination of Immune Status for Measles
    Auteur
    • Uçkay, Ilker. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Hugonnet, Stéphane. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Kaiser, Laurent. Laboratory of Virology, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Sax, Hugo. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Pittet, Didier. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 1117-1120. Cambridge University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:300271
    Summary
    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 hospitalwide 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