Seroprotection to vaccine-preventable diseases among workers at a Victorian tertiary hospital.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated levels of seropositivity of 78-93% for the five VPDs. Despite recognised limitations of serological testing, 10-20% of new employees to a healthcare institution lacking seroprotection represents a potentially unacceptable risk of nosocomial transmission of these VPDs. Our findings support ongoing serological testing of new healthcare staff at risk of direct contact with blood or body substances.
PMID: 27027875 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Andrew EC, Gibney KB, Denholm J, Leder K Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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