Cases of “Measles” in adult age group of St. John’s Medical College Boy’s Hostel, Bangalore, South India

Cases of “Measles” in adult age group of St. John’s Medical College Boy’s Hostel, Bangalore, South India

A total 16 samples of eight cases were taken for diagnosis of measles virus. Since the cases were adults, the recorded immunisation programme was not available. According to case data, the age-group affected with this outbreak was 17-27 years.

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of medical microbiology 2015-04, Vol.33 (2), p.328-329
Hauptverfasser: Sinha, DP, Raut, CG, Shaikh, NJ, Jayaprakash, H, Manjunatha, MJ, Hanumiah, H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin M - blood
India - epidemiology
Male
Measles
Measles - diagnosis
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - pathology
Measles Vaccine - administration & dosage
Measles Vaccine - immunology
Medical research
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral - urine
Root Cause Analysis
Studies
Urine
Urine - virology
Vaccination - methods
Vaccination - utilization
Vaccines
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:A total 16 samples of eight cases were taken for diagnosis of measles virus. Since the cases were adults, the recorded immunisation programme was not available. According to case data, the age-group affected with this outbreak was 17-27 years.
ISSN:0255-0857
1998-3646
DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.153574