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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson, Kari Johansen, Sören Andersson   +2 more
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Whole-Cell or Acellular Pertussis Primary Immunizations in Infancy Determines Adolescent Cellular Immune Profiles

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
IntroductionPertussis is re-emerging worldwide, despite effective immunization programs for infants and children. Epidemiological studies show a more limited duration of protection against clinical pertussis in adolescents primed with acellular pertussis
Saskia van der Lee, Saskia van der Lee, Lotte H. Hendrikx, Lotte H. Hendrikx, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Guy A. M. Berbers, Anne-Marie Buisman   +7 more
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Prevention of infectious diseases in athletes. [PDF]

, 2007
The sports medicine physician may face challenging issues regarding infectious diseases when dealing with teams or highly competitive athletes who have difficulties taking time off to recover.
d'Hemecourt, Pierre, Luke, Anthony
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CLINICO–Demographic Profile and Outcomes of Hospitalised Children With Diphtheria in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Amir Muhammad, Ashfaq Ahmed, Waqas Naseem, Ale Azad Othman, Mohsin Hassan, Lyaba Atta, Muhammad Tahir   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Immunization with a Triple Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccine in Iranian Infants: An Analysis of Antibody Response

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2009
Universal vaccination of neonates and children against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis has had a tremendous impact on the control of these infectious diseases worldwide.
Zarei Saeed, Jeddi-Tehrani Mahmood, Akhondi Mohammad Mehdi , Zeraati Hojjat, Pourheidari Foroughalsadat, Ostadkarampour Mahyar, Tavangar Banafsheh, Shokri Fazel   +7 more
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz, Raz Somech, Dan Dominissini, Nathan Keller, Efrat Dresner, Michal Paret, Gilad Sherman, Guy Katzenellenbogen, Elina Gelman, Keren Asraf, Ram Doolman, Atar Lev, Amos J. Simon, Helly Vernitsky, Assaf Barg, Hana Golan, Amos Toren, Michal Stein   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To assess vaccine effectiveness through enhanced disease surveillance following the change in childhood immunization programs in 1995, when all provinces and territories chose to use polyribosyl ribitol phosphate-tetanus protein (PRP-T ...
David Scheifele, Alison Bell, Taj Jadavji, Wendy Vaudry, John Waters, Monika Naus, Jill Sciberras   +6 more
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Seroepidemiology: an underused tool for designing and monitoring vaccination programmes in low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

, 2016
Seroepidemiology, the use of data on the prevalence of bio-markers of infection or vaccination, is a potentially powerful tool to understand the epidemiology of infection before vaccination and to monitor the effectiveness of vaccination programmes ...
Cutts, Felicity T, Hanson, Matt
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Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Incomplete Vaccination in Swedish Two‐Year‐Olds—A Nationwide, Population‐Based Cohort Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To analyse the association between specific socioeconomic measures and the risk of incomplete vaccination for diphtheria‐tetanus‐pertussis (DTP) and measles‐containing vaccine (MCV) in Swedish two‐year‐olds. Methods This nationwide, population‐based cohort study included 227 457 children born in Sweden during 2014–2015.
Cecilia Chrapkowska Almqvist, Ilias Galanis, Tiia Lepp, Malin Kark, Sharon Kühlmann‐Berenzon, Anna Nilsson   +5 more
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Correlation of Vaccine Responses

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
IntroductionThe humoral response to vaccinations varies widely between individuals. There is no data available on the correlation between responses to different vaccines.
Petra Zimmermann, Petra Zimmermann, Nicole Ritz, Nicole Ritz, Kirsten P. Perrett, Kirsten P. Perrett, Kirsten P. Perrett, Nicole L. Messina, Nicole L. Messina, Fiona R. M. van der Klis, Nigel Curtis, Nigel Curtis, Nigel Curtis   +12 more
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