Zoster immune globulin (ZIG) was found, in a double-blind study, to prevent varicella if a 2-ml dose was given to susceptible children within 72 hours of household exposure. Chicken pox developed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We randomly assigned patients who were scheduled to undergo autologous hematopoietic-cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin's or Hodgkin's lymphoma to receive varicella vaccine or no vaccine.