Seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in adults without clinical history of disease

Seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in adults without clinical history of disease

Abstract: Varicella in adults and immunocompromised patients can be severe. The clinical diagnosis of varicella has high accuracy and the history of disease has a high positive predictive value for protection. A significant portion of adults, however, cannot remember if they have had varicella, espe...

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Main Authors: Konrad Silva Büchele, Danusa Ferreira Correa, Mari Tuyama, Alberto dos Santos de Lemos, Marcellus Dias da Costa, Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, Daniel Marinho da Costa, José Cerbino-Neto, Margareth Catoia Varela, Pedro Emmanuel Americano Alvarenga do Brasil, Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2020-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Varicella
Adult
Seroprevalence
Vaccines
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