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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
The risk factors predisposing for rubella infection include: contact with infected patient and not receiving immunization according to the standard schedule.
Risk Factors[edit | edit source]
The following risk factors predispose to get rubella infection: [1]
- Contact with infected patient
- Failure to get vaccinated
- Overcrowding[2]
- Poor immune response to the vaccine[3]
- Medical personnel[4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chappell JA, Taylor MA (1979). "Implications of rubella susceptibility in young adults". Am J Public Health. 69 (3): 279–81. PMC 1619093. PMID 420376.
- ↑ Zhao J (1992). "[An outbreak of rubella with a cinema as source]". Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 13 (6): 359–61. PMID 1303318.
- ↑ Bowen-Roberts P (1980). "Rubella susceptibility: a solo family physician survey". Can Fam Physician. 26: 81–2. PMC 2383545. PMID 21297842.
- ↑ Polk BF, White JA, DeGirolami PC, Modlin JF (1980). "An outbreak of rubella among hospital personnel". N Engl J Med. 303 (10): 541–5. doi:10.1056/NEJM198009043031001. PMID 7402219.
- ↑ Borràs E, Campins M, Esteve M, Urbiztondo L, Broner S, Bayas JM; et al. (2014). "Are healthcare workers immune to rubella?". Hum Vaccin Immunother. 10 (3): 686–91. PMC 4130266. PMID 24356729.
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