Nosocomial outbreak of measles amongst a highly vaccinated population in an English hospital setting

Summary: In May 2017 a patient attended the emergency department at a hospital in England, with a presumed allergic reaction. He was subsequently diagnosed with measles. There were seven further confirmed cases, five of whom had received two doses of MMR vaccine. This outbreak highlights the importa...

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Main Authors: L. Berry, T. Palmer, F. Wells, E. Williams, B. Sibal, J. Timms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088919300186