Measles immunity in healthcare workers of an Italian hospital

• Main Authors: Barbara Camilloni (Author), Fabrizio Stracci (Author), Maria Cristina De Lio (Author), Antonella Mencacci (Author), Elio Cenci (Author), Silvia Bozza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Italy, 4991 cases of measles were reported in 2017 and 322 involved healthcare workers (HCWs). These professionals are at high risk of infection and transmission of virus both to other hospital staff and importantly, to patients, some of whom may be at risk of severe illness and compl...