ABSTRACT
The study analyses the percentage of influenza vaccination in health care workers of a big university hospital in Milan during the season 2006/2007. The percentage of vaccinated subjects was 19.8%. The frequency of vaccination has also been assessed according to sex, age, job and school title. Observed data indicates that the number of vaccinated sanitary workers is far below the levels reached in other European countries and in the USA. Thus, in order to reach a higher adhesion to vaccination programs, sensitisation campaigns are necessary.
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Health Personnel , Influenza Vaccines , Vaccination/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Female , Hospitals, University , Humans , Italy , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The incidence of latex allergy has increased in the last decade in particular for medical and health care staff. The "L. Sacco" Hospital in Milan has developed an organisational model for dealing with clinical problems of patients allergic to latex who need to be admitted in hospital. Guidelines have been drawn up to handle the problem of latex allergy in hospital. An Interdisciplinary Working Group has systematically re-examined the epidemiological, etiopathogenetic, clinical diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this important medical problem. This last topic has been particularly developed to facilitate doctors with emergency drugs. Nevertheless the most efficient method against the sensitisation is the elimination and reduction in hospital of the allergens causing the disease.
