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| Title |
Vaccines for post‐exposure prophylaxis against varicella (chickenpox) in children and adults
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001833.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kristine Macartney, Anita Heywood, Peter McIntyre |
| Abstract |
The prevention of varicella (chickenpox) using live attenuated varicella vaccines has been demonstrated both in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and in population-based immunisation programmes in countries such as the United States and Australia. Many countries do not routinely immunise children against varicella and exposures continue to occur. Although the disease is often mild, complications such as secondary bacterial infection, pneumonitis and encephalitis occur in about 1% of cases, usually leading to hospitalisation. The use of varicella vaccine in persons who have recently been exposed to the varicella zoster virus has been studied as a form of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 13% |
| Latvia | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Japan | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 9 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 87% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 15% |
| Researcher | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 15% |
| Unknown | 73 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 10% |
| Psychology | 6 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 11% |
| Unknown | 77 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 May 2024.
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#5,327
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#26,443
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#101
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