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Measles Seroprevalence among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital, Istanbul Turkey

Bir Üçüncü Basamak Hastanedeki Sağlık Çalışanlarında Kızamık Seroprevalansı, İstanbul Türkiye

Turan ASLAN
Bülent DURDU
Yasemin DURDU
Nuray GÜLEÇ
Pages
89–93
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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Al-though the immune status to measles was more remarkable forthe doctor group, no statistical significance was found (p=0.080).Conclusion: The measles seroprevalence is increasing with ageand is particularly higher in the medical staff rather than thenon-medical staff.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that has a po-tential for outbreaks.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, measles seropreva-lence in HCWs and the relationship of seroprevalence with ageand occupational groups was studied.Methods: The measles serology of 422 HCWs tested betweenJanuary 2010 and January 2011 was retrospectively searched fromthe electronic data system.
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Conclusion & Impact:Al-though the immune status to measles was more remarkable forthe doctor group, no statistical significance was found (p=0.080).Conclusion: The measles seroprevalence is increasing with ageand is particularly higher in the medical staff rather than thenon-medical staff.
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Objective: Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that has a po-tential for outbreaks. Health care workers (HCWs) are the mostvulnerable group to get infected. In this study, measles seropreva-lence in HCWs and the relationship of seroprevalence with ageand occupational groups was studied.Methods: The measles serology of 422 HCWs tested betweenJanuary 2010 and January 2011 was retrospectively searched fromthe electronic data system. The names, ages, and occupations wereobtained from the personnel registration department. The bloodsamples were examined for measles immunoglobulin G using amicro-ELISA kit qualitative (NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbH,Dietzenbach, Germany). The results were compared according tothe occupational groups (doctors, nurses, and non-medical staff).Results: A total of 94% HCWs were immune to measles. Em-ployees in the non-medical staff (91%) were below this percent-age while doctors (98%) and nurses (95%) were above. Al-though the immune status to measles was more remarkable forthe doctor group, no statistical significance was found (p=0.080).Conclusion: The measles seroprevalence is increasing with ageand is particularly higher in the medical staff rather than thenon-medical staff.

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Amaç: Kızamık aşıyla önlenebilen ve potansiyel olarak salgınlara neden olabilen bir hastalıktır. Sağlık çalışanları, enfeksiyona ma- ruziyet açısından en hassas grubu oluşturur. Bu çalışmada sağlık çalışanlarında kızamık seroprevalansı ve seroprevalans ile yaş ve meslek grupları arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Yöntemler: Ocak 2010 ve Ocak 2011 tarihleri arasında kızamık serolojisi bakılan 422 sağlık çalışanının sonuçları elektronik bilgi sistemi üzerinden retrospektif olarak tarandı. Personel kayıt bi- riminden isim yaş ve meslek bilgileri alındı. Kan örnekleri kıza- mık immunoglobulin G tespiti için mikro-ELISA kiti ile çalışıldı (NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbH, Dietzenbach, Germany). Bulgular: Kızamığa karşı immünite genel olarak %94 tespit edil- di. Tıp dışı çalışanlarda bu oran düşükken (%91), doktorlarda (%98) ve hemşirelerde (%95) bu oran daha yüksek bulundu. Doktorlarda kızamığa karşı immünite oranı dikkat çekici olarak yüksek bulunurken istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark tespit edilme- di (p=0,080). Sonuç: Kızamık seroprevalansı yaşla birlikte artmaktadır, özel- likle tıbbi çalışanlarda bu oran tıp dışı çalışanlara göre daha yük- sektir.

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ASLAN, T., DURDU, B., DURDU, Y., GÜLEÇ, N. (2022). Measles Seroprevalence among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital, Istanbul Turkey. Bezmiâlem Science, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2, 89–93. https://ajindex.com/articles/464139

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