[Nosocomial measles: a proposal for its control in hospitals]

The transmission of measles in medical settings has become increasingly recognized. Due to the lack of information on nosocomial measles in Mexico we performed a 14 year retrospective study at the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. The objectives of our study were: a) to determine the frequency of the disease in our hospital; b) to determine the association between nutritional status and risk of acquiring nosocomial measles and c) to establish the relationship between nutritional status and complications in morbidity and mortality due to nosocomial measles. Eighty nine children with nosocomial measles were identified. We observed that patients with severe malnutrition had a greater risk of acquiring nosocomial measles developing complication and dying. The most frequent complication was pneumonia.