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. 2020 May;105(1):91-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Costs associated with measles in healthcare personnel during the 2017-2018 epidemic in Greece: a real-world data cost-of-illness analysis

H C Maltezou  1 , X Dedoukou  2 , E Pavi  3 , M Theodoridou  4 , K Athanasakis  3
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Costs associated with measles in healthcare personnel during the 2017-2018 epidemic in Greece: a real-world data cost-of-illness analysis

H C Maltezou et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 May.

Abstract

Measles represents an occupational risk for healthcare personnel (HCP). A total of 117 cases of measles among HCP were notified in Greece during 2017-2018. We were able to contact 46 of them. Most of those contacted had a serious clinical course with complications, necessitating hospitalization in 67% of cases. All HCP reported absenteeism, for a mean duration of 21.2 working days (range: 3-60 days); 54.3% of HCP reported being at work while symptomatic for a mean duration of 2.3 working days (range: 1-7 days). The average total cost-of-illness was €4,739 per HCP. The total direct and indirect costs of the 117 notified cases among HCP amount to €554,494, which is likely to be an underestimate of the true cost.

Keywords: Absenteeism; Cost; Healthcare personnel; Measles; Presenteeism; Vaccination.

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