Consistent with previous reports, mean antibody levels increased over time by a geometric mean of 66% per year in subjects with titers of less than 10 units (Table 1, line D). However, they decreased ...

In the era before the advent of the varicella vaccine in the United States (1995 licensure), parental report of a child having a case of varicella was considered a valid indicator of immunity. However ...

We commend Krause and Klinman 1 for examining the issue of immunity following varicella vaccination. However, we disagree with the authors conclusions that there is evidence for reactivation of the ...

Two articles focus on recent changes in the use and effects of the varicella-zoster vaccine in older adults and the varicella vaccine in children. These two reports address the effects of ...

VARICELLA and herpes zoster are diseases with very different clinical manifestations and age distribution. However, the causative agents of the two syndromes have been shown to be indistinguishable ...

Whether you're welcoming home a new baby, flying to a new destination for a vacation or working around sick patients as a doctor or nurse, your immunity is your invisible armor against all the bugs ...