Open AccessMeasles, mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Immunity among Nursing Staff in a major hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mostafa Kofi,
Abdulaziz Bin Rasheed,
Saad Albattal,
Abood Al Abood,
Abdulmajeed Alshowair,
Abdulaziz Alqahtani,
Mustafa I. Selim,
Yasser Yousef,
Tarek Elsaid,
Abdulrahman S. AlKhalifa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_906_20
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , rubella , immunity , vaccination , pediatrics , immune system , immunology
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) represent risk to HCWs. Checking on antibodies against MMRV is an important part of infection control among nursing staff for their own health, their colleagues and for the health of patients. Screening for immunity against MMRV is an initial step before vaccination of nursing staff. This study is to describe immunity status against MMRV by screening nursing staff in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh.