Pediatric hospital healthcare workers and pertussis; a seroprevalence study

Ozer S., AVKAN OĞUZ V.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.63, sa.3, ss.355-362, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.03.002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.355-362
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: whooping cough, healthcare workers, seroprevalence, pertussis vaccine, attitudes
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. This study aimed to assess pertussis seroprevalence among healthcare workers (HCWs) of a university children's hospital and to determine their opinions on whether to get the pertussis vaccine booster dose in adulthood.