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Seroprevalence of Measles Antibodies among High-Risk Healthcare Workers in Auckland, New Zealand: Additional Justification for Assumption of Age-Determined Immunity Based on Local Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Deborah Williamson ,
Joshua Freeman ,
Paul Austin ,
Caroline Allum  and
Sally Roberts
Deborah Williamson*
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Immunology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Joshua Freeman
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Paul Austin
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Immunology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Caroline Allum
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health Medicine, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
Sally Roberts
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
*
Department of Virology and Immunology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand ([email protected])
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An outbreak of measles in another region of New Zealand prompted our organization to review the measles immunity of healthcare workers. Some studies suggest that age-specific immunity cannot be assumed. In our local setting, however, we found that 893 (98%) of 912 healthcare workers more than 40 years old tested seropositive for measles immunoglobulin G.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2010 , pp. 1082 - 1084
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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