Age Limit Does Not Replace Serologic Testing for Determination of Immune Status for Measles
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 28 (9) , 1117-1120
- https://doi.org/10.1086/519928
Abstract
Adults more than 40 years old are not necessarily immune to measles. A measles outbreak that involved healthcare workers occurred after contact with a 44-year-old patient. Results of a hospitalwide program of mass screening revealed that 117 (4.5%) of 2,600 individuals tested seronegative for measles; 31 (26.1%) of these 117 individuals were more than 40 years old.Keywords
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