Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.

We present an epidemiological and serological study in 286 health care students. We found susceptibility for measles in 11.7% individuals (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 8.0-15%), for rubella: 6.7% (95% CI: 3.8-9.6%) for mumps: 12.7% (95% CI: 8.0-16.6%) and for varicella 8.5% (95% CI: 5.3-11.7%)....

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Main Authors: J Oliveira, N Dias, T M Ferreira, S da Cunha, D Costa, R Côrte-Real, A Meliço-Silvestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 1999-06-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2149
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T M Ferreira
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D Costa
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A Meliço-Silvestre
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description We present an epidemiological and serological study in 286 health care students. We found susceptibility for measles in 11.7% individuals (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 8.0-15%), for rubella: 6.7% (95% CI: 3.8-9.6%) for mumps: 12.7% (95% CI: 8.0-16.6%) and for varicella 8.5% (95% CI: 5.3-11.7%). Compared to a similar study, performed in 1992 in a population of health care workers, we found an increasing susceptibility to these diseases except for mumps, that had decreased. Among those who received one dose of measles vaccine we found 12.1% non immune. We found an high level of immunity (97.1%) for those who received rubella vaccination. We could not draw any conclusions for mumps because only seven had been vaccinated.
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spelling doaj.art-6d00d600dd694bda84a80f048580b3872022-12-22T03:30:30ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07581999-06-01124-610.20344/amp.2149Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.J Oliveira0N DiasT M FerreiraS da CunhaD CostaR Côrte-RealA Meliço-SilvestreServiço de Doenças Infecciosas e de Patologia Clínica, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra.We present an epidemiological and serological study in 286 health care students. We found susceptibility for measles in 11.7% individuals (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 8.0-15%), for rubella: 6.7% (95% CI: 3.8-9.6%) for mumps: 12.7% (95% CI: 8.0-16.6%) and for varicella 8.5% (95% CI: 5.3-11.7%). Compared to a similar study, performed in 1992 in a population of health care workers, we found an increasing susceptibility to these diseases except for mumps, that had decreased. Among those who received one dose of measles vaccine we found 12.1% non immune. We found an high level of immunity (97.1%) for those who received rubella vaccination. We could not draw any conclusions for mumps because only seven had been vaccinated.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2149
spellingShingle J Oliveira
N Dias
T M Ferreira
S da Cunha
D Costa
R Côrte-Real
A Meliço-Silvestre
Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
Acta Médica Portuguesa
title Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
title_full Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
title_fullStr Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
title_full_unstemmed Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
title_short Determinação da susceptibilidade ao sarampo, rubéola, papeira e varicela nos estudantes das áreas ligadas à saúde.
title_sort determinacao da susceptibilidade ao sarampo rubeola papeira e varicela nos estudantes das areas ligadas a saude
url https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2149
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