Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection

PGE Kennedy, AA Gershon - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella
(chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia …

Recommendations for the management of herpes zoster

RH Dworkin, RW Johnson, J Breuer… - Clinical infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this article is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the
management of patients with herpes zoster (HZ) that take into account clinical efficacy …

The neurotropic herpes viruses: herpes simplex and varicella-zoster

I Steiner, PGE Kennedy, AR Pachner - The Lancet Neurology, 2007 - thelancet.com
Herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV1 and HSV2) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
establish latent infection in dorsal root ganglia for the entire life of the host. From this …

A comparison of herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella-zoster virus latency and reactivation

PGE Kennedy, J Rovnak… - Journal of General …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1; human herpesvirus 1) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV;
human herpesvirus 3) are human neurotropic alphaherpesviruses that cause lifelong …

Latent herpesvirus infection in human trigeminal ganglia causes chronic immune response

D Theil, T Derfuss, I Paripovic, S Herberger… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The majority of trigeminal ganglia (TGs) are latently infected with α-herpesviruses [herpes
simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)]. Whereas HSV-1 periodically …

The spectrum of neurological manifestations of varicella–zoster virus reactivation

PGE Kennedy - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Varicella–Zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human alpha herpes virus that causes varicella
(chicken pox) as a primary infection and, following a variable period of latency in different …

Recent issues in varicella-zoster virus latency

PGE Kennedy, TH Mogensen, RJ Cohrs - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus which causes varicella (chicken pox) as
a primary infection, and, following a variable period of latency in neurons in the peripheral …

Epidemiology of herpes zoster ophthalmicus: recurrence and chronicity

KD Tran, MM Falcone, DS Choi, R Goldhardt, CL Karp… - Ophthalmology, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose A hospital-based epidemiology study to describe herpes zoster ophthalmicus
(HZO) prevalence and risk factors for recurrent and chronic disease. Design Retrospective …

Analysis of human alphaherpesvirus microRNA expression in latently infected human trigeminal ganglia

JL Umbach, MA Nagel, RJ Cohrs, DH Gilden… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Analysis of cells infected by a wide range of herpesviruses has identified numerous virally
encoded microRNAs (miRNAs), and several reports suggest that these viral miRNAs are …

Varicella vaccine

AA Gershon, PS LaRussa - The Pediatric infectious disease …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
LIVE ATTENUATED varicella vaccine was licensed in the US for routine use in healthy
children and adults in March, 1995. A recent assessment from Germany agreed with earlier …