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Long -term persistence of antibodies against varicella in fully immunized healthcare workers: an Italian retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), and in infants, adolescents, adults, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised it can be serious. The best way to prevent chickenpox is immunization with the
Francesco Paolo Bianchi, Silvio Tafuri, Angela Maria Vittoria Larocca, Cinzia Annatea Germinario, Pasquale Stefanizzi   +4 more
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Incidence of varicella in children in Jeju-do, Korea, 2005-2016: age-period-cohort analysis [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2018
OBJECTIVES Although the nationwide inoculation rate of varicella vaccine was approximately 95% in Korean children recently, the number of notified varicella cases is unexpectedly continuously increasing till now. To suggest some hypotheses regarding this
Jinhee Kim, Ji-Eun Kim, Jong-Myon Bae
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Current Methods for the Detection of Antibodies of Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Review

Microorganisms, 2023
Infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, which lead to significant morbidity and mortality globally. The detection of serum VZV-specific antibodies is important for the clinical diagnosis and sero-epidemiological ...
Dequan Pan, Wei Wang, Tong Cheng
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Membrane‐Permeable Nucleoside T‐1106 Diphosphate and Triphosphate Analogues as Antiviral Pronucleotides

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Favipiravir (T‐705) and the non‐fluorinated counterpart (T‐1106) are antiviral agents that inhibit the RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of various RNA viruses. The antiviral efficacy of nucleoside analogues is strongly dependent on their intracellular activation by cellular kinases to produce their corresponding triphosphate metabolites (T‐705‐RTP ...
Chris Meier, Duan Li, Leentje Persoons, Graciela Andrei, Robert Snoeck, Dominique Schols, Lieve Naesens, Xiao Jia   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management guidelines for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome around the world: A scoping review and comparative study of international approaches

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is an epileptic encephalopathy requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment to optimize neurodevelopmental outcomes. Although multiple national and regional guidelines exist, recommendations vary.
Gozde Erdemir, Chethan K. Rao, Anne Francine Pino, Christina Briscoe, Debopam Samanta, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Sonal Bhatia, Jessica L. Carpenter, Christina Hoei‐Hansen, Puneet Jain, Tommy Stodberg, Robyn Whitney, Ryuki Matsuura, Karina Rosso Astorga, Keryma Acevedo Gallinato, Pratibha Singhi, Aristides Hadijinicolaou, Gia Melikishvili, Patricia Smeyers, Nicola Specchio, Stéphane Auvin, Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium Infantile Spasm Work Group and International Committee   +21 more
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Cobertura y barreras de la vacunación contra la varicela en niños que consultaron a la Fundación Salud Bosque

MedUNAB, 2023
Introducción. Desde la introducción de la vacuna contra la varicela a Colombia no se ha logrado una cobertura mayor al 90%. El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar las barreras de vacunación contra varicela en niños. Metodología.
Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal-Barrios, Nicolás Ignacio Ramos-Rodríguez   +1 more
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Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Vaccination rates have declined in recent years, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. We aimed to evaluate VPD hospitalization rates from 2014 to 2024 and to report associated trends in outcomes including intensive care utilization, mortality, readmissions, and costs.
Nathan M. Money, Erin Sullivan, Hannah Rector, Corrie E. McDaniel, Jessica L. Markham, Mersine A. Bryan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of binding of Varicella zoster virus vaccine strains to preparations of mouse brain membrane receptors

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2020
Purpose: characterization of vFiraVax (the causative agent of chickenpox - VZV) and vZelVax (the causative agent of shingles - HZ) vaccine strains by their ability to bind to preparations of brain membrane receptors of SPF BALB/c mice.Materials and ...
Firaya G. Nagieva, Elena P. Barkova, Alexandra D. Stroeva, Alexandr V. Sidorov, Vera D. Lotte, Vitaly V. Zverev   +5 more
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Update on Non‐Biological and RNA‐Based Therapeutics in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: Precision Medicine Through Small Molecules: An EAACI Position Paper

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last decades, critical advancements in research technology and knowledge on disease mechanisms steered therapeutic approaches for chronic inflammatory diseases towards unprecedented target specificity. For allergic and chronic lung diseases, biologic drugs pioneered this goal, acquiring on the way—through the clinical use of monoclonal ...
F. Roth‐Walter, I. M. Adcock, C. Benito‐Villalvilla, R. Bianchini, L. Bjermer, G. Caramori, L. Cari, K. F. Chung, Z. Diamant, I. Eguiluz‐Gracia, E. F. Knol, M. Jesenak, F. Levi‐Schaffer, G. Nocentini, L. O'Mahony, O. Palomares, F. Redegeld, M. Sokolowska, B. Van Esch, M. Zurlo, C. Stellato   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of Chickenpox on Families: A Study in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the nonhospital costs of treating chickenpox and to ascertain the opinion of parents regarding the usefulness of vaccination. DESIGN: Retrospective postal survey. SETTING: Province of Quebec.
Philippe De Wals, Manon Blackburn, Maryse Guay, Gina Bravo, Danièle Blanchette, Monique Douville-Fradet   +5 more
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