Author/Editor     Ahčan, Jerneja
Title     Bolnišnično zdravljenje noric in upravičenost cepljenja proti noricam
Type     monografija
Place     Ljubljana
Publisher     Medicinska fakulteta
Publication year     2000
Volume     str. 77
Language     slo
Abstract     Varicella is an acute, contagious, exanthematous disease which occurs most often in childhood. Varicetia is the most frequent notifiable disease in Slovenia. although varicella is thought to be a mild disease, serious complications can occur, particularly in neonates, adults, pregnant woman and immunocomprornised persons. In the eighties effective and save vaccine against varicella was developed. Economic analysis in some European countries, USA, Canada and Japan confirmed economic benefits of universal childhood immunisation against varicella; some of the countries introduced it in routine childhood immunisation programmes. The purpose of the retrospective study was to analyse hospitalisation for varicella (demographic features, the hospitalisation rate, cause of hospital admission, duration of hospitalisation, number and types of varicella complications, usage of antimicrobial drugs and sequelae of varicella) in order to perform a costs-benefit analysis of universal childhood vaccination against varicella in Slovenia. All patients with varicella who were admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 1998, were included in the study. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Descriptors     CHICKENPOX
CHICKENPOX VACCINE
HOSPITALIZATION
RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST OF ILLNESS
ACYCLOVIR
SKIN DISEASES
CEREBELLAR ATAXIA
RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES
BONE DISEASES
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS