Bansal Priya, Srivastava Anshuman, Aggarwal Ramesh, Margekar Shubha L, Dhamija Rajinder K
Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Nov;10(11):4311-4313. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_714_21. Epub 2021 Nov 29.
Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults across the world. Immunization efforts have reduced the incidence of measles over the last 3 decades, but outbreaks are seen in high-transmission areas with susceptible populations, as is seen in hospitals and student campuses. The protection offered by prior vaccination may wean off over time making vaccinated individuals susceptible to infection. Hence, catch-up immunization drives should be undertaken for vulnerable populations such as healthcare personnel, along with routine immunization programs, with the goal to eliminate measles in the future. This case series presents measles in two of our medical residents who got infected despite being vaccinated in childhood.
麻疹是一种可用疫苗预防的疾病,在全球范围内仍是儿童和年轻人发病和死亡的主要原因。在过去30年里,免疫接种工作降低了麻疹的发病率,但在医院和大学校园等高传播地区、有易感人群的地方仍会出现疫情。先前接种疫苗所提供的保护可能会随着时间的推移而减弱,使接种过疫苗的人容易受到感染。因此,应针对医护人员等弱势群体开展补种免疫活动,并结合常规免疫计划,以期在未来消除麻疹。本病例系列介绍了我们两名医学住院医师的麻疹情况,他们尽管小时候接种过疫苗,但仍被感染。