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Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Series

Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 30, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Influenza remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, particularly among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) historically have been contraindicated in SOT recipients, with very limited data on the safety of administration after SOT. Methods We report on
Emily Merritt, Caitlin Brammer, William Otto, Anna Borgemenke, Grant Paulsen, Hannah Bahakel, Hilary Miller‐Handley, Kathleen Campbell, Lara Danziger‐Isakov   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of demographic changes on the impact of vaccination against varicella and herpes zoster in Germany – a mathematical modelling study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Epidemiological studies suggest that reduced exposure to varicella might lead to an increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ). Reduction of exposure to varicella is a consequence of varicella vaccination but also of demographic changes.
Johannes Horn, Oliver Damm, Wolfgang Greiner, Hartmut Hengel, Mirjam E. Kretzschmar, Anette Siedler, Bernhard Ultsch, Felix Weidemann, Ole Wichmann, André Karch, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk   +10 more
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Changes in patterns of hospitalized children with varicella and of associated varicella genotypes after introduction of varicella vaccine in Australia

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Varicella in children, although usually mild, can cause hospitalization and rarely death. This study examined patterns of hospitalized children with varicella, and associated varicella genotypes, in 4 tertiary children’s hospitals throughout ...
Richmond, P., Royle, J., Wood, N., Marshall, H., Zurynski, Y., McIntyre, P., Toi, C., Buttery, J., Gold, M., Dwyer, D., Elliott, E., Booy, R.   +11 more
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Twenty Years of Medically-Attended Pediatric Varicella and Herpes Zoster in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectiveTo determine if reductions in medically-attended pediatric varicella and herpes zoster occurred in Ontario, Canada, after publicly-funded varicella immunization was implemented in 2004.MethodsFor fiscal years (FY) 1992-2011, we examined data on ...
Anne E Wormsbecker, Jun Wang, Laura C Rosella, Jeffrey C Kwong, Chi Yon Seo, Natasha S Crowcroft, Shelley L Deeks   +6 more
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Population-based incidence of herpes zoster after introduction of a publicly funded varicella vaccination program

, 2011
Background: Past varicella infection (chicken pox) may reactivate into herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella vaccination leads to a reduction in cases of varicella that may in turn increase herpes zoster rates due to reduction in the immune boosting effect
Kevin J. Chan, Peter Tanuseputro, Chan, Kevin J., Brandon Zagorski, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Kwong, Jeffrey C., Zagorski, Brandon, Tanuseputro, Peter   +7 more
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Effectiveness of Universal Varicella Vaccination after ten years of implementation in Tuscany (Central Italy)

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Varicella vaccination is currently recommended in several European countries, including Italy. Tuscany Region introduced Universal Varicella Vaccination (UVV) in 2008, and it was later included in the Italian National Immunization Plan 2017–2019 ...
Angela Bechini, Benedetta Bonito, Alessandra Ninci, Veronica Gallinoro, Fabio Voller, Francesco Innocenti, Fabrizio Gemmi, Sara Boccalini, Paolo Bonanni   +8 more
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Seroepidemiology of varicella among elementary school children in northern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2017
Background/Purpose: In Taiwan, varicella vaccine was included in the expanded program of immunization since 2004. A seroepidemiologic study in the postvaccine era is helpful to evaluate the efficiency of current varicella vaccination strategies. Methods:
Ming-Ru Lin, Ching-Chia Kuo, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ya-Ling Huang, Yu-Chiau Huang, Yung-Tai Hung, Yhu-Chering Huang   +6 more
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Varicella vaccine

, 2009
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes two clinically distinct forms of disease: varicella and herpes zoster. Primary VZV infection results in the diffuse vesicular rash of varicella, or chickenpox.

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Actinic Varicella Vaccine Rash

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2011
The case of an 18-month-old girl with vesicular rash confined to a sunburned area after significant ultraviolet radiation exposure is reported. The child had been vaccinated 32 days before presentation, and a high viral load of Oka strain virus was detected in vesicular fluid. Possible pathogenesis is discussed.
Theodoridou, K., Papaevangelou, V., Papadogeorgaki, E., Quinlivan, M., Theodoridou, M., Kakourou, T., Breuer, J.   +6 more
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Immunogenicity and safety of varicella vaccine co-administered with seasonal influenza vaccine in healthy children aged 7-12 years in China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Varicella and influenza are major causes of morbidity in Chinese schoolchildren, with frequent outbreaks as varicella vaccination is not nationally included. Co-administration may improve coverage, but evidence in 7-12-year-olds is scarce. We
Xiang Sun, Lei Zhang, Xiaozhe Song, Yonghong Sun, Zhiguo Wang   +4 more
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