[Hospitalization in Turin for measles and related complications 1973-1983: medical and economic evaluation in relation to the opportunity for vaccination intervention].

Admission for measles and related complications in three hospitals of the city of Turin (Italy), during the period 1973-1983, have been examined. The aim of our research was to evaluate the frequency of admission, the more affected age class, the rate of hospital acquired infections, the mean cost of admission. 1790 admissions were observed during 11 years (1507 for measles and 283 for measles complications), for a total of 15092 days of stay. The age class less than 3 was found to be the more affected by measles complications, while the rate of nosocomial infections was 3.5%.