[Epidemiological analysis of immunity against vaccine-
preventable diseases: rubella, measles, mumps and chickenpox].
Authors: Buxbaum S,Doerr HW,Allwinn R, Address: Institut für
Medizinische Virologie der Universitätsklinik Frankfurt/Main,
Germany. S.Buxbaum@em.uni-frankfurt.de Journal: Dtsch Med
Wochenschr. Publication: 2001 Nov 16;126(46):1289-93. measles,
mumps, rubella and varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are
regarded as typical diseases of childhood: They are normally
clinically mild and result in lifelong immunity. Severe clinical
disease is known in immunocompromised patients; rubella virus
infections during pregnancy often result in congenital rubella
syndrome. All these diseases are preventable by vaccination
which is recommended in Germany, recently vaccination against
VZV for teenager without immunity since July 2001. In the
following study we screened for immunity against the four
viruses. Serum samples were obtained at the Institute of Medical
Virology Frankfurt/Main from January 1999 unti