title: Complications of varicella after implementation of routine childhood varicella vaccination in Germany.
abstract: A country-wide sentinel surveillance system was initiated in Germany after implementation of routine varicella vaccination of children >11 months. Sentinel physicians report monthly the number of cases and of severe varicella complications (VC). Case-based questionnaires are completed for VC. We evaluated trend and clinical features of reported VC from April 2005 to March 2009. Reported VC decreased by 81%.
authors.affiliation: European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden. spackova.michaela@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spackova
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muehlen
authors.forename: Anette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siedler
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine