Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased exposure risk to measles, which can put them, their patients and their relatives at risk of infection. In Italy, 4617 cases of measles were reported in 2017; 302 involving HCWs. According to the Italian National Immunization and Prevention Plan, all HCWs should have demonstrable evidence of immunity to measles.
Coppeta, L., Pietroiusti, A., Lieto, P., Ferraro, M., Grelli, S., Stillo, M., et al. (2019). Measles immunity in an Italian teaching hospital. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, 69(2), 143-145 [10.1093/occmed/kqy132].
Measles immunity in an Italian teaching hospital
Coppeta, L;Pietroiusti, A;Ferraro, M;Grelli, S;Magrini, A
2019-01-01
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased exposure risk to measles, which can put them, their patients and their relatives at risk of infection. In Italy, 4617 cases of measles were reported in 2017; 302 involving HCWs. According to the Italian National Immunization and Prevention Plan, all HCWs should have demonstrable evidence of immunity to measles.File in questo prodotto:
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