Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Dharmaratne SD, Thevanesam V, Dassanayake S, Kumarihamy P, Ratnayake A. Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 117. PMID: 20465846, PMCID: PMC2882915, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaricella-zoster virus infectionZoster virus infectionVZV infectionPerson yearsVirus infectionFive-year followNumber of infectionsSelf-administered structured questionnaireVZV immunizationConclusionsThe incidenceCumulative incidenceRetrospective cohortIncidence densityMedical undergraduatesStudy cohortIncidence rateClinical appointmentsAdult populationInfectionSusceptible cohortCohortIncidenceUniversity of PeradeniyaSecond questionnaireSri Lankan medical undergraduates