| is there a change in cytomegalovirus seroepidemiology in spain? | the aim of this paper is to compare the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (cmv) in women in the autonomous region of madrid (arm) obtained in two different years (1993 and 1999), according to age and seroprevalence of a virus transmitted by the faecal-oral route (hepatitis a virus, hav) and another virus of respiratory transmission (varicella zoster virus, vzv). a total of 1813 serum samples were studied, taken from females aged 2-40 in two different serosurveys which were representative of the ... | 2004 | 15012028 |
| varicella and herpes zoster in madrid, based on the sentinel general practitioner network: 1997-2004. | varicella (chickenpox) is the primary disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. it is extremely contagious and is frequent in children. indeed, in the absence of vaccination, a high proportion of the population is liable to contract it. herpes zoster -more frequent among adults- is caused by reactivation of the latent virus. the objective of this study is to describe the status of and time trend for varicella and herpes zoster in the madrid autonomous region prior to the introduction of the vacc ... | 2007 | 17570859 |
| [immunization schedule of the spanish association of pediatrics: recommendations 2008]. | the vaccine advisory committee of the spanish association of pediatrics provides information on the new developments in vaccines that have taken place in 2007, based on the available evidence, and discusses these developments. certain modifications to the immunization schedule for 2008 are recommended. a second varicella vaccine booster dose, administered together with the booster dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (mmr) vaccine when children start school (3-4 years), is recommended to avoid vacc ... | 2008 | 18194631 |
| seroprevalence of antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in madrid (spain) in the absence of vaccination. | to ascertain the seroprevalence of antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in the madrid population prior to the introduction of vaccination. | 2008 | 18459480 |
| [vaccines against varicella-zoster virus (vzv)]. | in western countries, two attenuated varicella vaccines derived from the oka strain are licensed: varilrix® glaxosmithkline (oka/rit strain) and varivax® merck sharp and dohme (oka/merck strain). currently, in spain, varicella vaccination is only included in the ministry of health, social services and equality official vaccination calendar for administration in adolescents who have not had the disease. given the good results obtained in navarra and madrid with universal administration of the vac ... | 2017 | 26096575 |
| temporal trends in herpes zoster-related hospitalizations in madrid (spain), 2003-2013. | this study aimed to estimate herpes zoster (hz) related hospitalization rates in the autonomous community of madrid (spain), considering both total and complicated cases, and to analyze their temporal trends by sex and age. | 2015 | 25743583 |