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Asthma and risk of breakthrough varicella infection in children.
BACKGROUND We recently reported a more rapid waning of vaccine-induced humoral immunity (measles vaccine) in children with asthma. It is unknown if asthma affects susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. OBJECTIVE To determine whether asthma is associated with an increased risk of vaccine-preventable disease, e.g., breakthrough varicella infection. METHODS This was a retrospective po...
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PURPOSE There are different principles regarding varicella vaccination depending on social requirements. This study was performed to report a case of breakthrough chickenpox outbreak among a group of people in the healthcare center and also evaluate the seroprevalence of patients who have been managed with chronic neurological diseases in this center. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included patient...
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INTRODUCTION Varicella in previously immunized individuals, known as "breakthrough varicella". While the majority of breakthrough cases are mild, some may be severe, requiring hospitalization in previously healthy children or children with an underlying condition. METHODS This report, as a part of the prospective national pediatric varicella hospitalizations study (including 29 centers, repre...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2164-5515,2164-554X
DOI: 10.4161/hv.27382