CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF LIVE VARICELLA VACCINE

被引:33
作者
TAKAHASHI, M
机构
[1] Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka
关键词
VARICELLA; ZOSTER; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SUBJECTS;
D O I
10.1016/0264-410X(92)90109-W
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Since its development in 1974 the Oka strain live attenuated varicella vaccine has been tested in healthy and immunocompromised adults and children. Its safety and efficacy have been established and it is now licensed for general use in Japan and Korea, and for immunocompromised patients in several other countries. Possibilities for the future include its use to prevent zoster in the elderly, its incorporation in a multivalent vaccine and its use as a vehicle to express foreign genes in recombinant vaccines.
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