Immunogenicity and adverse effects of live attenuated varicella vaccine (Oka-strain) in children with chronic liver disease.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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2001 Jun; 19(2): 101-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36796
ABSTRACT
Varicella infection may cause significant morbidity and mortality especially in immunocompromised persons. Children with chronic liver disease who undergo liver transplantation and need long term immunosuppressive therapy are at risk to acquire the infection. Twenty-nine children (aged 1-12 years) with chronic liver disease were enrolled to receive one dose of live attenuated varicella vaccine (Oka-strain). During the 16-week follow-up period, no vaccine-related serious adverse events were reported. Seroconversion rates at 8 weeks post vaccination were 100%. Geometric mean titer (GMT) values and seropositive rates at 16 weeks tended to relate to the clinical severity of liver disease. This study demonstrates that varicella vaccine is safe and Immunogenic in children with chronic liver disease.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Respiratórias
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Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Vacinas Atenuadas
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Proteção da Criança
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Doença Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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