title: Immunogenicity and adverse effects of live attenuated varicella vaccine (Oka-strain) in children with chronic liver disease.
abstract: Varicella infection may cause significant morbidity and mortality especially in immunocompromised persons. Children with chronic liver disease who undergo liver transplantation and need long term immunosuppressive therapy are at risk to acquire the infection. Twenty-nine children (aged 1-12 years) with chronic liver disease were enrolled to receive one dose of live attenuated varicella vaccine (Oka-strain). During the 16-week follow-up period, no vaccine-related serious adverse events were reported. Seroconversion rates at 8 weeks post vaccination were 100%. Geometric mean titer (GMT) values and seropositive rates at 16 weeks tended to relate to the clinical severity of liver disease. This study demonstrates that varicella vaccine is safe and Immunogenic in children with chronic liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nithichaiyo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chongsrisawat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hutagalung
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Poovorawa
mesh_terms: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007125:Immunogenetics; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007564:Japan; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated