Seroprevalence of Measles- and Mumps-Specific Immunoglobulin G among Japanese Healthcare Students Increased during 2007–2012

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Katsuhiko Tsunekawa⁴  Makoto Nara²  Chiaki Suto¹  Yutaka Tokue²  Takayuki Ogiwara²  Takao Kimura⁴  Masami Murakami⁴  Toshiya Inoue¹  Kihachi Ohshima³  Toshiko Obuchi² 

[1] Clinical Laboratory Center, Gunma University Hospital;Infection Control and Prevention Center, Gunma University Hospital;Gunma University, Health and Medical Center;Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine

关键词: healthcare students;    immunization;    vaccines;    hospital-acquired infection;   

DOI  :  10.7883/yoken.66.411

学科分类：传染病学

来源: National Institute of Infectious Diseases

【 摘 要 】

References(28)Cited-By(1)We evaluated the seroprevalence of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases among Japanese healthcare students to create immunization guidelines. Between 2007 and 2012, a total of 1746 Japanese medical, nursing, and paramedical students were serologically screened for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) antibodies at the time of admission. In 2007, the seroprevalence of measles and mumps was 52.7% and 65.6%, respectively. The seroprevalence of measles dramatically increased to 96.6% in 2009 and was then sustained at >90%. The seroprevalence of mumps gradually increased to >80.0% between 2010 and 2012. The seroprevalence of rubella remained at >90% except in 2008 (85.6%), and the seroprevalence of varicella was sustained at >92% throughout 2007–2012. The seroprevalence of HBV antibody remained at <7% during 2007–2012. Although the seroprevalence of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases among Japanese healthcare students increased during the 2007–2012 study period, a substantial number of students were susceptible to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. Therefore, we propose targeted immunization of Japanese healthcare students using serological screening prior to clinical training.

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