A Major Regional Measles Outbreak: Description of Hospitalized Cases in 2017-2018 at Bordeaux University Hospital, France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles remains endemic worldwide, despite current vaccination recommendations, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. We describe all cases hospitalized in Bordeaux University Hospital (BUH), the starting point of a national significant measles outbreak in 2017-2018.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we included all patients hospitalized in BUH from September 1, 2017, to May 31, 2018. Inclusion criteria were age >1 year, clinical symptoms, and biological confirmation by measles immunoglobulin M or measles reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction positivity.

Results

We included 171 patients. Most patients were immunocompetent; only 19% had preexisting medical histories. Most patients had rash and fever (97%), but some cases wer

SUBMITTER: Laure B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7958733 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature