Longitudinal changes in cell‐mediated immunity after varicella‐zoster virus skin test in the general population; Shozu Herpes Zoster Study: SHEZ study

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. e28336 - n/a
• Main Authors: Ikeda, Daisuke, Imano, Hironori, Mori, Yasuko, Asada, Hideo, Yamanishi, Koichi, Okuno, Yoshinobu, Iso, Hiroyasu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Aged; antigen; Antigens; cell‐mediated immunity; Chicken pox; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; cohort study; Deactivation; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; general population; Herpes Zoster; Herpesvirus 3, Human; Humans; Humoral immunity; Immunity; Immunity, Cellular; Inoculation; Middle Aged; persistence; Population studies; Prospective Studies; skin test; Skin Tests; Vaccines; Varicella; varicella‐zoster virus; Virology; Viruses; varicella-zoster virus; cohort study; herpes zoster; persistence; antigen; general population; skin test; cell-mediated immunity

Varicella‐zoster virus‐specific cell‐mediated immunity has been associated with the onset and severity of herpes zoster (HZ), and the administration of the HZ vaccine enhanced the immunity. However, limited data is available on the duration of cell‐mediated immunity enhancement by soluble antigen of...