title: Laboratory characteristics of suspected herpes zoster in vaccinated children.
abstract: Varicella vaccination of children has decreased varicella disease incidence, but introduced the occurrence of herpes zoster (HZ) from vaccine-type virus. We identified 14 vaccinated children with suspected HZ and confirmed varicella virus by polymerase chain reaction in 6 cases. Two cases were due to vaccine-type virus. Serum varicella IgM and IgG were not useful for diagnosis of HZ among vaccinated children.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Permanente, Portland, OR, USA. Colleen.Chun@kp.org
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinmann
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riedlinger
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mullooly
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Houston
authors.forename: D Scott
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Jane F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Seward
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M