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Rubella in Hospital Employees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Marc A. Strassburg ,
Timothy G. Stephenson ,
Laurie A. Habel  and
Shirley L. Fannin
Marc A. Strassburg*
Affiliation:
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Acute Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California
Timothy G. Stephenson
Affiliation:
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Acute Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California
Laurie A. Habel
Affiliation:
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Acute Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California
Shirley L. Fannin
Affiliation:
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Acute Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California
*
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Program Evaluation, 313 N. Figueroa Street, Room 127, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Abstract

In early 1982, 15 hospitals in Los Angeles County reported one or more serologically confirmed rubella cases among their employees. Secondary cases occurred at eight hospitals; overall, 56 cases were identified among employees, of which 28 were serologically confirmed. Testing of 2,061 employees revealed 1,770 (86%) with detectable antibody. A survey of 83 hospitals offering obstetrical services indicated only 42% (33 of 78) had an established rubella screening policy. Based on the results of this survey, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services published recommendations for hospital rubella screening and immunization policies.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , March 1984 , pp. 123 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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