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Study of the Clinical Patterns in Varicella in a Tertiary Hospital at Coastal Karnataka [PDF]

, 2011
Context: There are very few studies regarding the clinical patterns and manifestations of a very common viral infection, Varicella, especially from south India.
Girish, PN, Shetty, NJ, Shetty, VH, Vaz, GF   +3 more
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Chinese immigrant parents' vaccination decision making for children: A qualitative analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Background: While immunization coverage rates for childhood routine vaccines in Hong Kong are almost 100%, the uptake rates of optional vaccines remain suboptimal.
Fielding, Richard, Lam, Wendy W T, Liao, Qiuyan, Wang, Linda Dl, Wu, Joseph T.   +4 more
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Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino, Santino Caserta, Ernesto Vigna, Antonella Bruzzese, Nicola Amodio, Eugenio Lucia, Virginia Olivito, Caterina Labanca, Francesco Mendicino, Fortunato Morabito, Massimo Gentile   +10 more
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Using qualitative methods to validate a stated preference survey for evaluating health services, CHERE Discussion Paper No 47 [PDF]

This study used a qualitative approach to assess parents? opinions of a self-completed stated preference discrete choice modelling (SPDCM) questionnaire for assessing the uptake of a new childhood vaccination against chickenpox. The aim was to assess the
Angela Yeoh, Jane Hall, Marion Haas, Patricia Kenny, Rosalie Viney   +4 more
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Estimating infectious disease parameters from data on social contacts and serological status

, 2010
In dynamic models of infectious disease transmission, typically various mixing patterns are imposed on the so-called Who-Acquires-Infection-From-Whom matrix (WAIFW).
Anderson, Beutels, Burnham, Cauchemez, Diekmann, Edmunds, Edmunds, Eurostat, Farrington, Farrington, Ferguson, FOD Economie Afdeling Statistiek, Garnett, Greenhalgh, Halloran, Hens, Hens, Hens, Kanaan, Longini, Mammen, Melegaro, Mikolajczyk, Mossong, Mossong, Nardone, Ogunjimi, Schwarz, Van Effelterre, Wallinga, Whitaker, Wood   +31 more
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Shoulder pain due to cervical radiculopathy: an underestimated long-term complication of herpes zoster virus reactivation? [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose To evaluate if herpes zoster virus (HZV) reactivation may be considered in the aetiology of cervical radiculopathy. Methods The study group was composed of 110 patients (52 M-58F;mean age ± SD:46.5 ± 6.12; range:40-73) with a clinical ...
AS Hilibrand, B Kuijper, Ciro Villani, DA Perez-Martienz, Daniele Passaretti, DH Gilden, E Viikari-Juntura, H Sandmark, HC Tong, I Steiner, JP Makela, K Radhakrishnan, KC Shah, KM Abbed, MC Sanchez, MM Ban Le, MM Vargo, MT Modic, MT Modic, NA Peterslund, PG Kennedy, PW Detwiler, R Atkinson, RE Yoss, RS Wainner, RW Johnson, S Gumina, S Shabat, Stefano Gumina, T Fujy, Vittorio Candela, W Frobin, W Frobin, W Frobin, Y Uematsu   +34 more
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Genital Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Rare Presentation

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Sunil Jaiswal, Shraddha Uprety, Pratichya Thapa, Aditi Joshi, Prakriti Lamichhane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Immune Reconstitution Post‐Allogeneic HSCT in Children: The Case for an Individualized Approach to Vaccination

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is increasingly used to treat malignant and non‐malignant diseases. Following allogeneic HSCT, patients are particularly vulnerable to vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPD) because conditioning depletes immune cells, including memory cells.
Hélène Buvelot, Frederic Baleydier, Laure Pittet, Geraldine Blanchard‐Rohner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Chickenpox Disease and its Prevention in Singapore: Comparison between Parents and Medical Students

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2012
Introduction: The incidence of chickenpox in Singapore is steadily increasing despite the availability of effective preventive measures. To address the need for improvement in public education, a survey was conducted to establish if differences exist ...
Ernest Weisheng Ho MBBS, Imelda Lustestica Ereno DPPS, DPSMID, Masitah Ibrahim MRCPCH (UK), MCI (NUS), Cheo Lian Yeo MMED (PAED), FAMS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumonia a Varicella zoster

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2010
Resumo: A varicela é uma doença infectocontagiosa comum na infância, ocorrendo pouco mais de 2% dos casos em adultos. Desde a década de 80 que a sua incidência nos adultos tem vindo a aumentar, dos quais apenas 7% são seronegativos1.
Carla Ferreira Santos, Ana Gomes, António Garrido, Ana Albuquerque, Eduardo Melo, Inês Barros, António Marques, José Pedro Saraiva   +7 more
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