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Immunization Status against Measles of Health-Care Workers Operating at Three Sicilian University Hospitals: An Observational Study

Eleonora ContrinoClaudio CostantinoCaterina LeddaRapisardaCarmelo Massimo MaidaVitale FrancescoRaffaele SqueriErmanno VitaleC Genovese

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0301 basic medicinehealth care facilities manpower and servicesanimal diseases030106 microbiologyImmunologyeducationlcsh:Medicinechemical and pharmacologic phenomenaDiseaseSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataMeaslesArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEnvironmental healthDrug DiscoveryHealth careHealth-care personnel Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine-preventable diseasemedicinePharmacology (medical)vaccine-preventable disease030212 general & internal medicinePharmacologybusiness.industrylcsh:RInternational healthhealth-care personnelbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionmedicine.diseaseUniversity hospitalVaccinationInfectious DiseasesImmunizationHealth-care personnel; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine-preventable diseasebacteriavaccine hesitancyObservational studybusiness

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Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) that also commonly affects health-care workers (HCWs). Measles immunization of HCWs was strongly recommended by international health authorities, in order to limit the spreading of the illness to susceptible patients and colleagues. An observational study, evaluating the immunization and vaccination status against measles of HCWs working at three Sicilian university hospitals, was conducted. All subjects not completely immune (vaccinated with only one dose in their lifetime), not immune (not vaccinated or not naturally immunized), and with an unknown immunization status were considered not immunized. Among HCWs operating in the three Sicilian university hospitals, 54.6% were not immune against measles. The average age of not immune HCWs was 51.3 (SD &plusmn

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-11-01Vaccines
10.3390/vaccines7040175http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7040175