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Epidemiology and potential preventative measures for viral infections in children with malignancy and those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. [PDF]

, 2012
In pediatric patients with malignancy and those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants, bacterial and fungal infections have been the focus of fever and neutropenia episodes for decades.
Alexander, Sarah, Dvorak, Christopher C, Fisher, Brian T, Sung, Lillian, Zaoutis, Theoklis E, Zerr, Danielle M   +5 more
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Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis symmetricus in an immunocompromised patient with recent varicella infection

IDCases, 2021
A single varicella infection usually causes lifelong immunity, so recurrent varicella infection is considered rare. Reactivation of the virus as herpes zoster usually develops after a latent period.
Nuntouchaporn Amonchaisakda, Charussri Leeyaphan   +1 more
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Varicella Zoster Virus Infection and Pregnancy: An Optimal Management Approach

Pathogens
Varicella-zoster virus is an α-herpes virus with a double-stranded DNA genome, which causes two main clinical pictures: varicella or chickenpox and herpes zoster. Chickenpox is the primary infection, predominantly affecting children, and it presents with
Ana Ion, Olguța Anca Orzan, Beatrice Bălăceanu-Gurău   +2 more
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Post-varicella arterial ischemic stroke in children and neurocognitive performance: a 4-year follow-up study

Einstein (São Paulo), 2022
Objective To analyze data from children who were previously healthy and presented with post-varicella arterial ischemic stroke upon arrival when admitted to the emergency room, with focus on the clinical/laboratory aspects, and neurocognitive ...
Regina Maria Rodrigues, Sylvia Costa Lima Farhat, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Tania Miyuki Shimoda Sakano, Paulo Scatulin Gerritsen Plaggert, Erasmo Barbante Casella, José Albino da Paz, Cláudio Schvartsman   +7 more
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Effect of Routine Varicella Immunization on the Epidemiology and Immunogenicity of Varicella and Shingles

Viruses, 2022
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella as a primary infection and remains latent in the ganglia until it becomes reactivated to cause herpes zoster. Individuals with varicella develop adaptive humoral and cell-mediated immunity.
Naruhito Otani, Masayuki Shima, Takuma Yamamoto, Toshiomi Okuno   +3 more
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Review of Varicella zoster virus : from epidemiology to prevention [PDF]

, 2008
The Varicella zoster virus is a human pathogen which causes Varicella after primary infection and herpes zoster after secondary reactivation. Both disease manifestations can occur at any age; however, Varicella is seen more commonly in children whilst ...
Pace, David
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Dendritic cells as Achilles’ heel and Trojan horse during varicella zoster virus infection [PDF]

, 2015
Varicella zoster virus (VZV), a human alphaherpesvirus, causes varicella and subsequently establishes latency within sensory nerve ganglia. Later in life VZV can reactivate to cause herpes zoster.
Raftery, Martin J., Schönrich, Günther
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Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer, Simon Faissner, Ralf Gold, Aiden Haghikia   +3 more
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Varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system – 10 year experience from a tertiary hospital in South India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2017
Introduction: Varicella zoster virus is an exclusively human neurotrophic virus. The primary infection with the virus causes varicella. The virus remains latent in nervous tissue and upon secondary activation causes a variety of syndromes involving the ...
Ronald Albert Benton Carey, Vignesh Kumar Chandiraseharan, Anitha Jasper, Tunny Sebastian, Chrusolitha Gujjarlamudi, Sowmya Sathyendra, Anand Zachariah, Asha Mary Abraham, Thambu David Sudarsanam   +8 more
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Herpes zoster during the COVID-19 pandemic

Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2022
Varicella-zoster virus leads to primary infection, i.e. varicella, and remains in latent form in sensory dorsal root ganglion cells. Further replication and manifestation of skin lesions characteristic for herpes zoster may occur many years later ...
Olga Krupa, Aleksandra Małolepsza, Anna Woźniacka   +2 more
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