Application of a live varicella vaccine to hospitalized children and its follow-up study.
Year: 1982
Type: article
Abstract: uMMARY One hundred and 50 patients, including 35 jinmunocompromised patients were given a live varicella vaccine.The occasions for vaccinations wcrc 11 times for protection of successive nosocomial infection on occurrence of cases of varicella in a pediatric ward (97 subjects), once for the same purpose in a nursery (13 subjects) and non-urgent vaccination for 7 irumunocompromised patients, 32 healthy susceptible children and I nurse.\liral doses used were 250 to 5,000 PFU.without exception successive outbreaks of varicella in the ward and nursery were prevented when the vaccine was used I to 5 days after the onset of vancella.Humoral andlor cellular immunity was acquired in 97,17, of the high risk group and 91.9% of the non-high risk group.As for the clinical reactions, rashes and
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.18910/82492
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W94308345