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Opinions of Quebec Parents and Vaccinators on the Usefulness of Chickenpox Vaccine
BACKGROUND: A chickenpox vaccine was recently licensed in Canada. Because this vaccine has caused some controversy within the health care profession, studies among Quebec parents and vaccine providers were carried out, surveying their opinions concerning chickenpox vaccination. METHODS: Three studies among parents of preadolescents, parents of two‐year‐
Nicole Boulianne +7 more
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Hépatite auto-immune déclenchée après une hépatite aigue grave à Epstein Barr virus
Les hépatites non alphabétiques (Epstein Barr virus -EBV-, Cytomégalovirus -CMV-, Herpes simplex virus -HSV-, Varicelle zona virus -VZV-...) peuvent être un mode de révélation de plusieurs hépatopathies chroniques sous-jacentes dont l´hépatite auto ...
Khaoula El Montacer +6 more
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Varicella Susceptibility in a Canadian Population
OBJECTIVE: To determine susceptibility to varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection among children, pregnant women and health care workers in Newfoundland. DESIGN: Cohort and cross‐sectional, province‐wide, population‐based seroprevalence study. STUDY POPULATION AND METHODS: A cohort of 586 children aged one year, a cross‐sectional group of 1135 school ...
Sam Ratnam
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L'origine zostérienne représente 3 à 12% des paralysies faciales périphériques. Elle survient en général une seule fois dans la vie chez les sujets ayant eu une primo-infection à virus varicelle-zona.
Rim Lahiani, Madiha Mahfoudhi
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Postherpetic Nneuralgia: Review of Treatment Modalities
BACKGROUND: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the etiological agent for both varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles). HZ results from the reactivation of VZV acquired during childhood. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of HZ infection in immunocompetent patients.
Philip SL Chan, Alexander J Clark
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Reactogenicity to a Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Canadian Children
OBJECTIVE: To assess the reactogenicity and safety of a thermostable, high titre, varicella vaccine in healthy infants and children. DESIGN: Open study of 505 children monitored for 42 days after vaccination. SETTING: Three urban Canadian centres (Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver).
Francisco Diaz-Mitoma +2 more
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The use of gauze: will it ever change?
L’utilisation des compresses: est ce que cela changera un jour? Bien que les avantages de cicatriser en milieu humide aient été publiés partout dans le monde, l’utilisation de compresses tissées comme matériau en contact avec la plaie reste la règle dans de nombreux pays.
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Recent Developments in Viral Load Measurements in Human Herpesviruses
Recent developments in molecular biology have allowed precise quantitative analysis of herpesvirus DNA in many biological fluids. Th is paper reviews the clinical utility of performing quantitative polymerase chain reaction testing for herpesviruses.
Guy Boivin
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Varicell Zoster Virus-Associated Uveitis [PDF]
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)-associated uveitis1–3 may occur in utero; during primary systemic infection – most common in children with chickenpox; or following viral reactivation along the first, ...
Emmett T, Cunningham +3 more
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Zona auriculaire compliqué d'un syndrome vestibulaire invalidant
Le zona correspond à une manifestation de récurrence du virus Varicelle-Zona (VVZ). La forme auriculaire complète est peu fréquente et peut entrainer des séquelles graves en cas de retard diagnostique et thérapeutique.
Madiha Mahfoudhi, Khamassi Khaled
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