Seroprevalence of antibody to varicella zoster virus in England and Wales in children and young adults.
Epidemiol Infect
; 132(6): 1129-34, 2004 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15635971
ABSTRACT
This is the first large-scale study to investigate the seroprevalence of varicella zoster (VZV) in the general population of England and Wales. The study focused on those aged 1-20 years, that age group in whom most infections occur. Prevalence rose rapidly with age, with 53% of children showing evidence of prior infection by the age of 5 years and most young adults having experienced infection. In addition to using a fixed cut-off recommended by the manufacturer, a mixture modelling technique was also used to define the proportion of the population seropositive in each age group. This was shown to be a more accurate approach to categorizing data from an epidemiological perspective.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chickenpox
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Herpesvirus 3, Human
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Epidemiol Infect
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
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