| Titre : | Seroprevalence of pertussis antibody among health care personnel in Spain. (2004) |
| Auteurs : | Jose-Ramon DE JUANES ; Maria-Pilar ARRAZOLA ; Jesus ESTEBAN ; Angel GIL ; Antonio GONZALEZ ; Maria SAN-MARTIN ; 12 de Octubre'University Hospital. Preventive Medicine Service. Madrid. ESP ; Aventis Pasteur Msd. Medical Department. Madrid. ESP ; Rey Juan Carlos University. Department of Health Sciences. Madrid. ESP |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 19, n° 1, 2004) |
| Pagination : | 69-72 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Sérologie ; Prévalence ; Epidémiologie ; Coqueluche ; Bactériose ; Infection ; Anticorps ; Espagne ; Europe ; Homme ; Profession santé ; Facteur risque ; Exposition professionnelle ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS f34UAR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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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