Screening Emergency Department Patients for Under-immunized Adolescents

Among 200 adolescents presenting to an emergency department in a city with high vaccination coverage, 11 (6%) were seronegative to rubella or varicella. Seronegative adolescents were older and more likely to be immigrants. ED screening for under-immunized adolescents may have a low yield in settings...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2006-10, Vol.39 (4), p.598-600
Main Authors: Mahon, Barbara E., Anah, Kechi, Kharasch, Sigmund J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident and emergency departments
Adolescent
Adolescent health services
Adolescent Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Adolescents
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Boston
Chickenpox - immunology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency medical services
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Immigrants
Immunization
Infectious diseases
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Medical sciences
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Rubella
Rubella - immunology
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Vaccination
Varicella
Viral diseases
Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
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Summary:Among 200 adolescents presenting to an emergency department in a city with high vaccination coverage, 11 (6%) were seronegative to rubella or varicella. Seronegative adolescents were older and more likely to be immigrants. ED screening for under-immunized adolescents may have a low yield in settings with high vaccine coverage.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.01.014