Age limit does not replace serologic testing for determination of immune status for measles

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;28(9):1117-20. doi: 10.1086/519928. Epub 2007 Jul 3.

Abstract

Adults more than 40 years old are not necessarily immune to measles. A measles outbreak that involved healthcare workers occurred after contact with a 44-year-old patient. Results of a hospital-wide program of mass screening revealed that 117 (4.5%) of 2,600 individuals tested seronegative for measles; 31 (26.1%) of these 117 individuals were more than 40 years old.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibody Formation
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence / immunology
  • Measles / immunology*
  • Measles / transmission
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Switzerland / epidemiology

Substances

  • Measles Vaccine