To date, documentation of two doses of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) has been accepted as confirmation of measles immunity among healthcare workers (HCWs). However, we encountered measles in an HCW who had received two doses of MCV. A patient with measles was admitted to our hospital. Among 62 exposed HCWs, one nurse who had previously received two doses of MCV was shown to be negative for anti-measles immunoglobulin G (IgG), and was confirmed to have measles 14 days after exposure. Based on this experience, we suggest that all HCWs should be tested for anti-measles IgG to confirm their immunity to measles.
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Park, J. W., Yu, S. N., Park, E., Lee, Y., Park, S. M., & Jeon, M. H. (2019). Modified measles in an anti-measles immunoglobulin g-negative healthcare worker who had received two doses of measles-containing vaccine. Infection and Chemotherapy, 51(3), 305–309. https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.305
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