Seroprevalence of Pertussis in Healthcare Workers without Adult Pertussis Vaccine Use at a University Hospital in Korea.
Conclusion: The seroprevalence of pertussis of the HCWs of a university hospital in Korea was low, and there were some unrecognized acute infections. Therefore, booster immunization of pertussis to HCWs should be actively considered.
PMID: 30534033 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - Category: General Medicine Authors: Choi WS, Kim SH, Park DW Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research
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