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The New York rubella incident: a case for changing hospital policy regarding rubella testing and immunization.

Author(s) -

Marjorie McLaughlin,

Lisa Gold

Publication year - 1979

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.69.3.287

Subject(s) - rubella , medicine , rubella vaccine , immunization , pediatrics , family medicine , obstetrics , immunology , measles , vaccination , antibody

A case of rubella in a male obstetrics-gynecology house staff member exposed 170 staff members and 11 prenatal patients to the clinical disease. Of 163 staff members tested within one week of exposure, 132 (80 per cent) were not susceptibles. Repeat titres three weeks later on 28 susceptibles remained negative. Of the 11 patients exposed, three were susceptible and none seroconverted.

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