Preventive effectiveness of varicella vaccine in healthy unexposed patients

dc.contributor.authorCastro, Matia Catalina
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:51:19Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:51:19Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIntroduction
dc.description.abstractChickenpox is an infectious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. Varicella vaccine is conventionally used for its prevention, and its administration seeks to reduce the onset of the disease and complications associated. However, there is still controversy about its effectiveness.
dc.description.abstractMethods
dc.description.abstractWe searched in Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach.
dc.description.abstractResults and conclusions
dc.description.abstractWe identified two systematic reviews including 16 studies overall, of which three were randomized trials. We concluded that the varicella vaccine decreases the risk of contracting the disease in the long term and probably reduces the risk of developing the disease in the short term in healthy unexposed patients. Nevertheless, the vaccination increases the occurrence of local reactions 48 hours after its administration and probably increases the presence of fever and chickenpox-like rash.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.5867/medwave.2020.06.7982
dc.identifier.issn0717-6384
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2020.06.7982
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/100574
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001072774100001
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaMedwave
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectvaccine
dc.subjectchickenpox
dc.subjectvaricella
dc.subjectEpistemonikos
dc.subjectGRADE
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePreventive effectiveness of varicella vaccine in healthy unexposed patients
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen20
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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