Risk factors for acquiring varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, and sero-prevalence of anti-VZV immunoglobulin G antibodies in adolescents from a tropical population

Risk factors for acquiring varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, and sero-prevalence of anti-VZV immunoglobulin G antibodies in adolescents from a tropical population

<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Little is known about the sero-prevalence of anti-VZV antibodies among adolescents in the Kandy district of Sri Lanka although adulthood VZV infections are very common in this part of the country.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong...

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Main Authors: F Noordeen, R Dissanayake, IKB Weerasekara, PVR Kumarasiri, MH Wijedasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2014-02-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
varicella
adolescents
seroprevalence
sri lanka
tropical countries
Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/5852

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