Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10965546 | Vaccine | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Reported chickenpox history discriminates between varicella immunity and susceptibility in adolescents, but significant vaccine wastage would occur if this approach alone were used to determine vaccine eligibility. A small but important proportion of those with positive chickenpox history would remain susceptible. These data are needed to determine whether reported history, with or without oral fluid testing in those with negative and uncertain history, is sufficiently discriminatory to underpin a cost-effective adolescent varicella vaccination programme.
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Authors
Nigel Field, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Pauline Waight, Nick Andrews, Shamez N. Ladhani, Albert Jan van Hoek, Peter A.C. Maple, Kevin E. Brown, Elizabeth Miller,