Pediatric hospital healthcare workers and pertussis; a seroprevalence study

Ozer S., AVKAN OĞUZ V.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.63, no.3, pp.355-362, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.03.002
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.355-362
  • Keywords: whooping cough, healthcare workers, seroprevalence, pertussis vaccine, attitudes, BORDETELLA-PERTUSSIS, ANTIBODY-TITERS, VACCINATION, SUSCEPTIBILITY, PROFESSIONALS, IMMUNIZATION, DIPHTHERIA, INFECTION, KNOWLEDGE, IMMUNITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.