Effectiveness of measles vaccination for control of exposed children.
The effectiveness of measles vaccine for postexposure prophylaxis at educational centers was investigated. A total of 166 children who shared the classroom with 10 confirmed cases during the infectious period of cases were studied. Of total susceptible exposed children, 72% (54/75) were vaccinated and 25 contracted measles. Vaccine effectiveness in children vaccinated within 72 hours of exposure was 90.5% (95% confidence interval, 34%-99%).
Barrabeig
Irene
I
Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of Costa Ponent, Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Av. de la Granvia, 8-10, 5th floor, 08902 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. ibarrabeig@catsalut.cat
Rovira
Ariadna
A
Rius
Cristina
C
Muñoz
Pilar
P
Soldevila
Nuria
N
Batalla
Joan
J
Domínguez
Angela
A
D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013334:Students; D013997:Time Factors
D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine