Seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in adults without clinical history of disease

• Main Authors: Konrad Silva Büchele (Author), Danusa Ferreira Correa (Author), Mari Tuyama (Author), Alberto dos Santos de Lemos (Author), Marcellus Dias da Costa (Author), Emersom Cicilini Mesquita (Author), Daniel Marinho da Costa (Author), José Cerbino-Neto (Author), Margareth Catoia Varela (Author), Pedro Emmanuel Americano Alvarenga do Brasil (Author), Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Varicella in adults and immunocompromised patients can be severe. The clinical diagnosis of varicella has high accuracy and the history of disease has a high positive predictive value for protection. A significant portion of adults, however, cannot remember if they have had varicella, espe...