Open AccessReliability of varicella history in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Ulrich Heininger,
Gurli Baer,
Jan Bonhoeffer,
Urs B. Schaad
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2005.11007
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , serology , varicella zoster virus , pediatrics , chickenpox , gold standard (test) , antibody , medical history , immunology , virus
Only limited data are available regarding the reliability of the varicella zoster virus (VZV) history in children and adolescents. Our goal was to determine positive and negative predictive values of varicella history in a prospective cross-sectional study.
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