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validity of reported varicella history as a marker for varicella zoster virus immunity among unvaccinated children, adolescents, and young adults in the post-vaccine licensure era.	we assessed the validity of reported varicella history as a marker for varicella zoster virus immunity among unvaccinated persons 1 to 29 years of age, and we examined varicella disease characteristics associated with varicella zoster virus immunity among those reporting positive histories.	2009	19403475
varicella disease among vaccinated persons: clinical and epidemiological characteristics, 1997-2005.	approximately 1 in every 5 children who receives 1 dose of varicella vaccine may develop varicella disease, also known as breakthrough disease, if exposed to varicella-zoster virus. currently, in communities with high vaccination coverage, varicella cases mostly occur in vaccinated individuals. we report on the first population-based description of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of varicella in populations with increasing vaccine coverage between 1997 and 2005. in vaccinated ch ...	2008	18419385
infections with cytomegalovirus and other herpesviruses in 121 liver transplant recipients: transmission by donated organ and the effect of okt3 antibodies.	one hundred twenty-one adult liver transplant recipients were studied for the incidence, risk factors, and morbidity associated with herpesviruses infections after transplantation. the overall incidence of infection was 59% for cytomegalovirus (cmv), 35% for herpes simplex virus (hsv), 25% for epstein-barr virus (ebv), and 7% for varicella-zoster virus (vzv). primary cmv infection occurred in 46% and reactivation cmv infection in 67% of the susceptible recipients. symptomatic and disseminated cm ...	1988	2839576