Seroepidemiology of hepatitis viruses, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella among healthcare workers and students: Should we screen before vaccination?

dc.authorid0000-0003-3799-1090en_US
dc.contributor.authorKaradeniz, Asli
dc.contributor.authorAlasehir, Elcin Akduman
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T22:02:46Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T22:02:46Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Yüksekokuluen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health care workers (HCWs) and students are at increased risk for blood borne infections and vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against measles, rubella, mumps, varicella zoster virus (VZV), hepatitis A and B viruses among HCWs and students and to determine whether there are differences according to gender and age group. Methods: Information about characteristics of the 1053 participants, history of disease and vaccination status were collected using a structured questionnaire. Serum samples were tested for antibodies by commercial immunoenzymatic assays. Results: Seropositivity rates were 57.1% for measles, 74% for mumps, 96.3% for rubella, 93.7% for VZV, 33.9% for hepatitis A virus and 92.2% for hepatitis B virus. Susceptibility rates among participants 18-26, 27-38 and >38 years of age were statistically significant for measles (46%, 18.6% and 0%; p < 0.001) and mumps (27.1%, 12.9% and 21.4%; p < 0.05), respectively. Conclusion: Low seropositivity rates for measles, mumps and HAV are important findings. For other diseases other than VZV, it is thought that vaccination without pre-screening is more appropriate. Healthcare institutions should have policies for screening and vaccination of their staff and students. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaradeniz, A. ve Alasehir, EA. (2020). Seroepidemiology of hepatitis viruses, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella among healthcare workers and students: Should we screen before vaccination?. JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 13(4), s. 480-484.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jiph.2020.01.309
dc.identifier.endpage484en_US
dc.identifier.issn1876-035X
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32113699en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85080036361en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage480en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.prg/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.01.309
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/9169
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000524979400003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDONen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTHen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUluslararası Hakemli Dergide Makale - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01921
dc.subjectHealthcare workersen_US
dc.subjectSeroprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectVaccinationen_US
dc.subjectVaccine preventable diseasesen_US
dc.titleSeroepidemiology of hepatitis viruses, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella among healthcare workers and students: Should we screen before vaccination?en_US
dc.typeArticle
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