Immunity of nursing students to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in Yozgat, Turkey

Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) are vaccine-preventable diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the vaccination status of first-year nursing students in Turkey. The sample used was 180 students and immunoglobulin G antibodies against MMRV viruses were determined quantitatively...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2016-01, Vol.44 (1), p.e5-e7
Main Authors: Kader, Çiğdem, MD, Erbay, Ayse, MD, Akça, Nazan Kılıç, PhD, RN, Polat, Muhammet Fevzi, PhD, Polat, Sevinç, PhD, RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Chickenpox - prevention & control
College students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Immunity
Immunization
Immunoassay
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulins
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Measles
Measles - prevention & control
Mumps
Mumps - prevention & control
Nurses
Nursing students
Prospective Studies
Rubella
Rubella - prevention & control
Students, Nursing
Turkey
Varicella
Young Adult
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Summary:Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) are vaccine-preventable diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the vaccination status of first-year nursing students in Turkey. The sample used was 180 students and immunoglobulin G antibodies against MMRV viruses were determined quantitatively by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Immunity rates to MMRV were 82.8%, 83.3%, 98.3%, and 100%, respectively. The results of this study showed that all of the students were immune to varicella and 32.8% of the students were not immune to at least 1 of the viruses covered by the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.08.021