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To determine varicella-zoster virus (VZV) immunity among healthcare workers (HCWs). Cross-sectional study. Participants: HCWs attending voluntary periodic health examinations between June 2008 and December 2010. Setting: Six public hospitals and five primary care areas in Catalonia, Spain.A self-administered questionnaire was given to eligible HCWs. Variables including age, sex, professional category,...
We carried out a matched case–control study to analyze the possible association between exposure to the children and the risk of suffering herpes-zoster in adulthood. Cases of herpes zoster in immunocompetent healthy patients aged ≥25 years seen in the dermatology department of the Sagrado Corazón Hospital in 2007–2008 were matched with four controls. Data were analyzed using conditional logistic...
Taking the results of a prospective cohort study by our group that evaluated the effectiveness of the inactivated subunit virosomal influenza vaccine (Inflexal V ® , Crucell-Berna) in the prevention of influenza-related diseases and the reduction of its negative economic consequences, the economic costs and benefits for the family of vaccinating a theoretical cohort of 1000 healthy children...
To investigate the impact of a mass hepatitis A vaccination programme in preadolescents seven years after introduction in terms of its effectiveness and the prevented fraction.The age distribution of notified cases and incidence rates in Catalonia (Spain) in the periods before (1992-1998) and after (1999-2005) introduction of the vaccination programme were compared.The incidence rates in the whole...
To analyze the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection markers and hepatitis B vaccination in a representative sample of the juvenile and adult population of Catalonia and to evaluate the changes with respect to seroepidemiological surveys carried out in 1989 and 1996.In all subjects anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies and HBsAg were determined using an ELISA test. The possible association between...
The costs and benefits of vaccinating a theoretical cohort of 1000 preschool and school age children (3–14 years) with one dose of inactivated virosomal subunit influenza vaccine in primary health care centers of the Catalan Health Service during the fall annual health examination were compared with the current strategy of no routine vaccination. The economic analysis was carried out from the provider...
Vaccination coverage in a representative sample of children under 3 years of age in Catalonia (Spain) was studied. Parents of children selected were contacted and asked for the child's vaccination card. A total of 630 children were included, of whom 570 were indigenous and 60 immigrants. Primary vaccination coverage was 96.5% for indigenous and 85% for immigrant children (p=0.0001), while the coverage...
To evaluate the effectiveness of a virosomal subunit influenza vaccine in preventing influenza-related illnesses and its social and economic consequences in children aged 3–14 years, a prospective cohort study was carried out during the 2004–2005 influenza season in 11 private pediatric clinics in the Barcelona metropolitan area. One dose of a virosomal subunit inactivated influenza vaccine (Inflexal...
The health and economic costs and benefits of vaccinating a cohort of 60,000 children born in Catalonia in the year 2000 with the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugated vaccine were compared with the alternative of not implementing the vaccination programme. The time horizon fixed for the programme was 10 years for invasive disease, 2 years for all episodes of pneumonia and otitis media and 3.5 years for...
In 1998, the Department of Health of Catalonia (Spain) began universal vaccination of preadolescents against hepatitis A by replacing the simple hepatitis B vaccine with a combined hepatitis A+B vaccine. Economic analyses were made of the two alternative strategies: to continue with the simple hepatitis B vaccination or to replace the simple vaccine with a combined hepatitis A+B vaccine. The analysis...
The aim of the study was to describe the impact of hepatitis B vaccination and disease incidence in adolescents and young people 12 years after the launching of a mass hepatitis B vaccination of pre-adolescents in schools. Vaccination coverage was assessed using administrative and serological data. Infection trends were evaluated by means of seroepidemiological surveys. High levels of vaccination...
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