Evidence of vaccine protection among thai medical students and implications for occupational health.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand.

Published: June 2009

In a cross-sectional study of Thai medical students, we compared the seroprevalence of antibody to measles virus, rubella virus, varicella zoster virus, hepatitis A virus, and hepatitis B virus with self-reports of prior infection or vaccination. Self-report predicted immunity to varicella zoster virus only. These data contribute to risk assessment and occupational health strategies in this resource-limited setting.

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