Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow
Introduction. Given the unfavorable epidemic situation with chickenpox and shingles in Russia, there is a high risk of virus introduction and spread in healthcare settings, including among medical staff who are not immune to varicella zoster virus (VZV). The objective of this study is to assess t...
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| author | Nataliya M. Afonina Irina V. Mikheeva Marina I. Korabelnikova Zinaida S. Rodionova Artem V. Snitsar Sergey N. Perekhodov Svetlana V. Smetanina Alexey V. Tutelyan Stanislav N. Kuzin Vasily G. Akimkin |
| author_facet | Nataliya M. Afonina Irina V. Mikheeva Marina I. Korabelnikova Zinaida S. Rodionova Artem V. Snitsar Sergey N. Perekhodov Svetlana V. Smetanina Alexey V. Tutelyan Stanislav N. Kuzin Vasily G. Akimkin |
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| description | Introduction. Given the unfavorable epidemic situation with chickenpox and shingles in Russia, there is a high risk of virus introduction and spread in healthcare settings, including among medical staff who are not immune to varicella zoster virus (VZV).
The objective of this study is to assess the immunity of employees of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow to VZV.
Materials and methods. A selective screening study was carried out. Venous blood serum samples were taken from 1546 hospital employees as material for detection of IgG antibodies to VZV antigens using a commercial solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) test system "Vecto VZV-IgG". All employees were questioned to obtain information about their infectious and vaccine history in relation to VZV.
Results and discussion. Screening for antibodies to VZV in the hospital workers revealed that 6.3% of those workers are not immune to VZV. The proportion of seronegative individuals was the highest (12.6 ± 2.4%) in the age group of 29 years and younger. VZV seronegative healthcare workers were found in various departments, but the presence of non-immune individuals among the staff of the obstetrics and gynecology departments (6.5%) is of epidemiologic concern. The results of the survey showed that documented data on infection and vaccination history cannot be used to assess the protection of healthcare workers against VZV infection.
Conclusion. The results of serologic screening for antibodies to VZV made it possible to identify a significant number of susceptible employees of the multidisciplinary hospital. In order to prevent the formation of multiple epidemic foci of varicella in medical organizations, it is advisable to include anti-VZV testing of medical staff in the state prevention programs with subsequent vaccination of non-immune individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cf0d1e8e4754e748d85e3b01bbe01182024-02-13T14:11:02ZrusCentral Research Institute for EpidemiologyЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии0372-93112686-76132024-01-01100641041910.36233/0372-9311-4272714Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in MoscowNataliya M. Afonina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-4025Irina V. Mikheeva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8736-4007Marina I. Korabelnikova2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2575-8569Zinaida S. Rodionova3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-279XArtem V. Snitsar4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6053-4651Sergey N. Perekhodov5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-2581Svetlana V. Smetanina6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3763-697XAlexey V. Tutelyan7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2706-6689Stanislav N. Kuzin8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0616-9777Vasily G. Akimkin9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-0247Central Research Institute of EpidemiologyCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyCity Clinical Hospital named after V.P. DemikhovA.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and DentistryCity Clinical Hospital named after V.P. DemikhovCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyCentral Research Institute of EpidemiologyIntroduction. Given the unfavorable epidemic situation with chickenpox and shingles in Russia, there is a high risk of virus introduction and spread in healthcare settings, including among medical staff who are not immune to varicella zoster virus (VZV). The objective of this study is to assess the immunity of employees of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow to VZV. Materials and methods. A selective screening study was carried out. Venous blood serum samples were taken from 1546 hospital employees as material for detection of IgG antibodies to VZV antigens using a commercial solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) test system "Vecto VZV-IgG". All employees were questioned to obtain information about their infectious and vaccine history in relation to VZV. Results and discussion. Screening for antibodies to VZV in the hospital workers revealed that 6.3% of those workers are not immune to VZV. The proportion of seronegative individuals was the highest (12.6 ± 2.4%) in the age group of 29 years and younger. VZV seronegative healthcare workers were found in various departments, but the presence of non-immune individuals among the staff of the obstetrics and gynecology departments (6.5%) is of epidemiologic concern. The results of the survey showed that documented data on infection and vaccination history cannot be used to assess the protection of healthcare workers against VZV infection. Conclusion. The results of serologic screening for antibodies to VZV made it possible to identify a significant number of susceptible employees of the multidisciplinary hospital. In order to prevent the formation of multiple epidemic foci of varicella in medical organizations, it is advisable to include anti-VZV testing of medical staff in the state prevention programs with subsequent vaccination of non-immune individuals.https://microbiol.crie.ru/jour/article/viewFile/18513/1370varicellachickenpoximmunityhealthcare workersserosurveillancepreventive vaccination |
| spellingShingle | Nataliya M. Afonina Irina V. Mikheeva Marina I. Korabelnikova Zinaida S. Rodionova Artem V. Snitsar Sergey N. Perekhodov Svetlana V. Smetanina Alexey V. Tutelyan Stanislav N. Kuzin Vasily G. Akimkin Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии varicella chickenpox immunity healthcare workers serosurveillance preventive vaccination |
| title | Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow |
| title_full | Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow |
| title_fullStr | Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow |
| title_full_unstemmed | Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow |
| title_short | Results of screening for antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in Moscow |
| title_sort | results of screening for antibodies to varicella zoster virus in healthcare workers of a multidisciplinary hospital in moscow |
| topic | varicella chickenpox immunity healthcare workers serosurveillance preventive vaccination |
| url | https://microbiol.crie.ru/jour/article/viewFile/18513/1370 |
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