title: [Are medical students sufficiently vaccinated? Results of a serological survey and of vaccine coverage].
abstract: A total of 143 medical students participated in a serological and immunization coverage survey in Geneva. Between 29 and 54% had not received the 6 injections recommended in Switzerland against tetanus, diphtheria and poliomyelitis. The vaccination rates remain low against measles (57%), rubella (46%) and mumps (11%). Satisfactory levels of antibodies against measles were detected in all students. Between 4 and 6% did not have antibodies against mumps, varicella and rubella. Only 5.4% of Swiss medical students had antibodies against hepatitis A. HBc antibodies were present in 4% of the students. Medical students are at risk of contracting and transmitting vaccine preventable diseases. Swiss medical schools should play a leading role in the development of screening programs encouraging immunization of students entering university.
authors.affiliation: Unité de médecine communautaire, Policlinique de médecine, HCUG, Genève.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loutan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maitre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zuber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D009107:Mumps / Q000517:prevention & control; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012409:Rubella / Q000517:prevention & control; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013337:Students, Medical; D013557:Switzerland; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Les étudiants en médecine sont-ils bien vaccinés? Résultats d'une étude sérologique et de couverture vaccinale.