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Comparison of the Seroprevalence of Measles Antibodies among Healthcare Workers in Two Korean Hospitals in 2019.

Yee Gyung KwakJe Eun SongGang Bok OhIn Hye JeongChong Rae ChoNam Hee KimHyeon Mi YooGyeong Min YooMyung Jin LeeBaek-Nam Kim
Published in: Infection & chemotherapy (2020)
We performed a point seroprevalence survey of measles among healthcare workers (HCWs) at two Korean teaching hospitals in 2019. A total of 2,830 HCWs underwent an antibody test. The overall seropositivity of measles was 93.1%. The seroprevalence of measles was lowest in HCWs aged 20 - 24 years (81.2%), followed by those aged 25 - 29 years (90.1%). The rates of anti-measles IgG positivity were significantly different between the two hospitals (97.0% vs. 89.4%, P <0.001). These results suggest that the seropositivity of measles in HCWs may differ depending on the hospital's vaccination policy.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • cross sectional
  • electronic health record