Screening emergency department patients for under-immunized adolescents.
Among 200 adolescents presenting to an emergency department in a city with high vaccination coverage, 11 (6%) were seronegative to rubella or varicella. Seronegative adolescents were older and more likely to be immigrants. ED screening for under-immunized adolescents may have a low yield in settings with high vaccine coverage.
Mahon
Barbara E
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Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. mahonbe@bu.edu
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Kharasch
Sigmund J
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001900:Boston; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000276:immunology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology*