Seroprevalence of pertussis antibody among health care personnel in Spain

被引：11

作者：

De Juanes J.-R. ^{[1
,4
]}

Gil A. ^{[2
]}

González A. ^{[3
]}

Arrazola M.-P. ^{[1
]}

San-Martín M. ^{[3
]}

Esteban J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Preventive Medicine Service, '12 de Octubre' University Hospital, Madrid

[2] Department of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid

[3] Medical Department, Aventis Pasteur MSD, Madrid

[4] Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital '12 de Octubre', 28041 Madrid

来源：

European Journal of Epidemiology | 2004年 / 19卷 / 1期

关键词：

Health care personnel; Pertussis; Seroprevalence; Spain;

D O I：

10.1023/B:EJEP.0000013270.63515.e6

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摘要：

Pertussis in healthcare workers is of particular concern, as they can be in contact with infected patients and may transmit the infection to susceptible patients, co-workers and other contacts. This study was carried out to examine the prevalence of pertussis antibodies in hospital personnel. A total of 487 healthcare workers ≥25 years in age and students (19-24 years) in hospital training were recruited. The overall prevalence of pertussis antibody determined by ELISA was 51.7%. No significant differences on prevalence by age group (19-24, 25-34, 35-44 and ≥45 years) and occupation (student, physician, nursing personnel and non-healthcare occupations) were found. In Spain, health care personnel in a general hospital will not have a significantly higher risk of serologically detectable contact with B. pertussis. Fifty percent of physicians and nursing personnel working in hospital were seronegative for pertussis antibody. A high percentage of these subjects will be susceptible to infection.

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