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Burden and Correlates of Multiple Chronic Infections and Their Associations With Cancer Incidence in Chinese Adults: A Large Case‐Cohort Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 5, Page 1282-1295, 1 September 2026.
While several oncogenic pathogens cause site‐specific cancers, uncertainties remain about many other chronic infections and combined pathogen effects, especially in non‐Western populations. Using a large case–cohort study nested within the China Kadoorie Biobank, the authors found that co‐infection was common, with a mean of 10 pathogens per individual.
Ling Yang   +212 more
wiley   +1 more source

Live Attenuated Varicella-Zoster Vaccine in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients

open access: yes, 2014
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients are at risk for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation. Vaccination may help restore VZV immunity; however, the available live attenuated VZV vaccine (Zostavax) is contraindicated in ...
Leblebjian, Houry   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Herpes Zoster in Children and Adolescents: Case Series Of 8 Patients

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Herpes zoster can occur at any age but is rare in childhood and adolescents. Zoster can occur at any time after primary varicella infection or varicella vaccination. Recent studies have shown its increasing incidence in children.
Pragya A Nair, Pankil H Patel
doaj  

Chemokines in Alzheimer's Disease: Early Defence, Late Damage and the Impact of Sex and Infection

open access: yesBasic &Clinical Pharmacology &Toxicology, Volume 139, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Chemokines constitute a versatile signalling network maintaining homeostasis and glia–neuron communication in the healthy brain but become progressively dysregulated during aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This review examines how chemokine systems transition from tightly regulated homeostatic signals to drivers of chronic neuroinflammation
Blanca I. Aldana, Kristine Freude
wiley   +1 more source

Live attenuated varicella vaccine

open access: yes, 1997
A history of the development of live attenuated varicella vaccine and its current use is presented. The vaccine is highly protective against severe varicella in all populations that have been studied.
Ann M Arvin, Gershon, Anne A.
core   +1 more source

Varicella and Herpes zoster vaccines: from live attenuated vaccines to genetically engineered products

open access: yesБиопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение
INTRODUCTION. Varicella zoster virus remains a serious threat to public health and is a sig­nificant burden on the health system due to treatment costs. Vaccination coverage against varicella zoster (VZ) and herpes zoster (HZ) remains low for a number of
A. V. Zotova, O. A. Svitich
doaj   +1 more source

A Phase 2 Trial of Frexalimab, a CD40L Antagonist, in Adolescents and Adults With Recent‐Onset Type 1 Diabetes (FABULINUS): Rationale and Study Design

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 8, Page 6584-6594, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease, characterised by progressive destruction of the insulin‐producing pancreatic β‐cells. Preserving remaining β‐cells at the time of diagnosis may improve long‐term outcomes. Frexalimab is a humanised monoclonal antibody specific for CD40L undergoing evaluation for treatment of ...
Andriy Cherkas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccines for preventing herpes zoster in older adults

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal
BACKGROUND:Herpes zoster or, as it is commonly called, 'shingles' is a neurocutaneous disease characterised by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chickenpox, which is latent in the dorsal spinal ganglia when immunity ...
Ana M. Z. Gagliardi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, Volume 73, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of efficacy and effectiveness of live attenuated zoster vaccine

open access: yes, 2014
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a viral disease characterized by a dermatologic and neurologic involvement caused by the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) acquired during primary infection (varicella).
Valente, Nicoletta   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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