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Trend in the Numbers of Hospitalized Patients With Varicella, Herpes Zoster, and Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Individuals & lt;20 Years of Age Before and After Implementation of Universal Varicella Vaccination
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Mar 20. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003907. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral studies have shown an association between varicella-zoster virus infection and ischemic stroke. We analyzed the trends in the numbers of patients with varicella, herpes zoster and ischemic stroke before and after the universal vaccination program using a Japanese database of hospitalized patients. The number of patients with varicella decreased but those of herpes zoster and ischemic stroke did not change.PMID:36996309 | DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000003907
Source: Herpes - March 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Soichiro Ishimaru Nobuaki Michihata Yoshiki Kawamura Kazuaki Uda Hiroki Matsui Kiyohide Fushimi Hideo Yasunaga Tetsushi Yoshikawa Source Type: research