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Evidence of Vaccine Protection Among Thai Medical Students and Implications for Occupational Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Panudda Srichomkwun ,
Anucha Apisarnthanarak ,
Kanokporn Thongphubeth ,
Chananart Yuekyen  and
Linda M. Mundy
Panudda Srichomkwun
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Anucha Apisarnthanarak*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Kanokporn Thongphubeth
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Chananart Yuekyen
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Linda M. Mundy
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Saint Louis, Missouri
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand 12120(anapisarn@yahoo.com)
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Abstract

In a cross-sectional study of Thai medical students, we compared the seroprevalence of antibody to measles virus, rubella virus, varicella zoster virus, hepatitis A virus, and hepatitis B virus with self-reports of prior infection or vaccination. Self-report predicted immunity to varicella zoster virus only. These data contribute to risk assessment and occupational health strategies in this resource-limited setting.

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 585 - 588
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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