Publications

three year seroepidemiological study of varicella-zoster virus in são paulo, brazil.	a serosurvey of varicella has been carried out in children attending the public school network of são paulo city, brazil, from 1992 to 1994. this study was performed in order to establish the age related prevalence of antibodies against varicella-zoster virus (vzv) and its age specific transmission dynamics pattern in these children. among 2500 schools in the city of são paulo public network, 304 were randomly selected; 7 children of a given age (ranging from 1 to 15 years) were randomly selecte ...	2000	10887369
varicella transmission in two samples of children with different social behaviour in the state of são paulo, brazil.	in order to establish the differences in transmission pattern of varicella-zoster virus (vzv), a comparative seroepidemiological study was carried out in two different children samples. children aged 1-11 years, were randomly selected from state schools of são paulo city, brazil. individuals aged 1-15 years were sampled by cluster from caieiras city. children aged 3 years or under from caieiras were not attending school, while those from são paulo were attending all-day nurseries or kindergarten ...	2001	11811883
varicella zoster antibodies in healthcare workers from two neonatal units in são paulo, brazil--assessment of a staff varicella policy.	although frequently reported in the literature, a staff varicella policy is not standard in many hospitals even in developed countries. in the present study, we assessed varicella zoster immunity in staff from two neonatal units from hospitals in são paulo, brazil. ninety-seven percent of all staff working in both units agreed to participate. a simple and cost-effective varicella policy was subsequently set up, based on costs and data from serology and a history of previous varicella infection. ...	2004	15003672
reliability of information on varicella history in preschool children.	to verify how reliable is the information provided by parents about the history of varicella in their children.	2007	17589672
diphtheria, tetanus, and varicella immunity in health care workers in neonatal units.	susceptible health care workers are at risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases to or from patients. the objective of this study was to assess antibody levels against diphtheria, tetanus, and varicella in healthcare workers.	2008	18313517