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Varicella-zoster virus infections – antiviral therapy and diagnosis

GMS Infectious Diseases, 2016
Varicella-zoster virus is an important human pathogen that causes varicella after primary infection and zoster after recurrence. Following primary infection, the virus remains latently for life in dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia.
Sauerbrei, Andreas
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Case Report: Various Clinical Manifestations Caused by Varicella-Zoster Virus in a Family

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
A family cluster of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections was reported. Four family members (two children and their parents) continuously develop varicella after the grandmother’s herpes zoster.
Qinghong Meng, Bingsong Wang, Xianlai Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjie Wang, Kaihu Yao   +5 more
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Association of Chronic Diseases With Herpes Zoster in China: A Nationwide Population‐Based Survey

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Chronic disease was associated with elevated herpes zoster risk (aOR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.51–2.24). Among 14 chronic conditions, heart disease showed the strongest association (aOR = 2.91, 95% CI: 2.07–4.10), followed by diabetes (aOR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.48–2.80) and hypertension (aOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.47–2.42).
Wenhui Zhu, Yiqi Xia, Yanran Wang, Zhenyu Shi, Yang Shen, Chengsen Cui, Jinxu Ai, Yemin Yuan, Xin Ye, Dawei Zhu, Ping He   +10 more
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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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Infections with cytomegalovirus and other herpesviruses in 121 liver transplant recipients: Transmission by donated organ and the effect of OKT3 antibodies [PDF]

, 1988
One hundred twenty-one adult liver transplant recipients were studied for the incidence, risk factors, and morbidity associated with herpesviruses infections after transplantation. The overall incidence of infection was 59% for cytomegalovirus (CMV), 35%
Armstrong, JA, Breinig, MK, Dummer, JS, Ho, M, Kusne, S, Makowka, L, Singh, N, Starzl, TE   +7 more
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Serological immunity against vaccine‐preventable diseases in children with inflammatory bowel disease at diagnosis

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of vaccine‐preventable diseases. However, vaccination coverage in this population is often suboptimal. This retrospective study assessed the vaccination status and vaccine serology of children diagnosed with IBD in a high‐income country with broad vaccine access ...
Clara Noble, Renato Gualtieri, Klara Posfay‐Barbe, Nathalie Rock, Geraldine Blanchard‐Rohner   +4 more
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Vírus varicela zoster em paralisia de Bell: estudo prospectivo Varicella zoster virus in Bell's palsy: a prospective study

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2010
Embora a paralisia de Bell seja o tipo mais frequente de paralisia facial periférica,sua causa ainda é objeto de inúmeros questionamentos. A reativação do vírus varicela zoster tem sido considerada uma das principais causas da paralisia de Bell, porém ...
Mônica Alcantara de Oliveira Santos, Hélio H Caiaffa Filho, Melissa Ferreira Vianna, Andressa Guimarães do Prado Almeida, Paulo Roberto Lazarini   +4 more
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Ultrasound‐Guided Liposomal vs. Conventional Bupivacaine Erector Spinae Plane Block Plus Gabapentin for Postherpetic Neuralgia

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to compare efficacy and safety of ultrasound‐guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) using liposomal (LB) versus conventional bupivacaine (CB), each plus standardized gabapentin, in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). A total of 116 PHN patients were randomized to ESPB‐LB or ESPB‐CB; both groups received standardized ...
Xia‐Jing Xu, Li‐Juan Liu, Fa‐Ming Xu, Xiang‐Yu Fang   +3 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
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
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