Infect Chemother.  2019 Mar;51(1):58-61. 10.3947/ic.2019.51.1.58.

Seroprevalence of Measles in Healthcare Workers in South Korea

• Jung J
• Kim SK
• Kwak SH
• Hong MJ
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2442223
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.1.58

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Measles; Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine; Healthcare workers; seroprevalence

MeSH Terms

Cohort Studies
Delivery of Health Care*
Korea*
Measles*
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Parturition
Seroepidemiologic Studies*
Tertiary Healthcare
Vaccination
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine

Figure

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  Figure 1 Seroprevalence of measles immunoglobulin G antibodies in healthcare workers between 2014 and 2018. Circles denote mean seropositivity (%) and error bars denote 95% confidence intervals. Dashed line denotes 95% seropositivity. HCWs, healthcare workers.

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