Determinants for voluntary participation in staff screening during an methicillin-resistant (MRSA) outbreak on a neonatal ward.

We investigated healthcare worker (HCW) behavior with regard to a voluntary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) staff screening during a MRSA outbreak in a neonatal ward. Avoiding MRSA transmission from HCWs to patients was the most important reason for participation. Inconvenient screening time was the most frequently cited reason for nonparticipation.

[Factors associated with HPV immunization for 13-14-year-old girls in the Geneva district, Switzerland].

Background: School vaccination programs against human papilloma virus (HPV) have been implemented in most Western countries. Only a few studies have investigated socio-economic factors related to school-based vaccination.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the vaccination cards of 1158 randomized girls aged 13 to 14 years enrolled in the public schools of the canton of Geneva.

[Evolution of the immunization coverage of 13 to 14 year-old adolescents in Geneva between four years].

This study aims to examine changes in immunization coverage for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B during the academic calendars of 2003-2004 and 2007-2008 for students aged 13 to 14 years. Data were collected on an annual basis and systematically from the vaccination records 85% of adolescents enrolled in public institutions in Geneva. The immunization coverage increased for diphtheria, tetanus and polio by 2.

[Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of measles].

Measles is a highly contagious disease characterized by respiratory symptoms, rash and fever. Complications are common. Despite national recommendations concerning the need to vaccinate children with 2 doses of MMR vaccine (at age 12 months and between 15 and 24 months), epidemic outbursts still happen.