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KMID : 1144320190510010058
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감염과 화학요법
2019 Volume.51 No. 1 p.58 ~ p.61
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Seroprevalence of Measles in Healthcare Workers in South Korea
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Jung Ji-Won
Kim Sun-Kyung
Kwak Sun-Hee
Hong Min-Jee
Kim Sung-Han
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Abstract
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There are only limited data regarding the seroprevalence of measles of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Korea. We evaluated the seroprevalence of measles in HCWs in a tertiary care hospital in Korea. A total of 7,411 HCWs born from 1952 to 1995 underwent antibody test. The overall seropositivity of measles was 73% (95% confidence interval, 72 ? 74). The seropositivity of measles sharply declined from 85% in the 1986 birth cohort to 42% in the 1995 birth cohort, thus signifying pockets of under-immunity. Our data warrant the need for routine antibody tests, followed by measles vaccination or routine measles vaccination in young Korean HCWs.
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KEYWORD
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Measles, Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine, Healthcare workers, seroprevalence
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