Infect Chemother.  2019 Mar;51(1):54-57. 10.3947/ic.2019.51.1.54.

Preliminary Report of Seroprevalence of Anti-Measles Immunoglobulin G among Healthcare Workers of 6 Teaching Hospitals of Daegu, Korea in 2019

• Chang HH
• Kim SW
• Kwon KT
• Kim HI
• Kim MJ
• Ryu SY
• Kim HA
• Hur J
• Kwon HH
• Hong HL

• KMID: 2442222
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.1.54

Abstract

The measles outbreak in Daegu of January 2019 made 6 teaching hospitals' organization test the measles immunity of their healthcare workers (HCWs). We found that 6,935 (75.9%) of 9,132 HCWs tested seropositive for anti-measles immunoglobulin G (IgG), and seropositivity rate was very different between 6 hospitals (range, 59.9-93.1%). The seroprevelence was lowest in the age of twenties, but the rate was different between 6 hospitals (range 47.0-85.5%). Therefore, to prevent measles from spreading to HCWs, each hospital should make their own data periodically about anti-measles IgG seropositivity of their HCWs.

Keyword

Measles; Seroprevalence; Health personnel

MeSH Terms

Daegu*
Delivery of Health Care*
Health Personnel
Hospitals, Teaching*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G*
Immunoglobulins*
Korea*
Measles
Seroepidemiologic Studies*
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins

Figure

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  Figure 1 Different rate of positivity of 6 hospitals' healthcare workers according to the age distribution. HCWs, healthcare workers; IgG, immunoglobulin G.

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  Figure 2 Average rate and 95% confidence intervals of seropositivity of total healthcare workers according to the age distribution. HCWs, healthcare workers; IgG, immunoglobulin G.

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