Ressources

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• Canadian immunization guide. (PDF: 4.4m) 7th ed.
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006
  Presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases. Discusses recommendations on routine immunizations and answers queries from providers regarding immunization.
• Chickenpox vaccination, not chickenpox, should be routine for Canadian children. (PDF: 101k)
  Law Barbara J.
  - Canadian Medical Association Journal 2001;164(10):154-5.
  Canadian Medical Association
  » PubMed: 11387920
  States that chickenpox vaccination should be made an integral part of publicly funded immunization programs.
• Decline in varicella-related hospitalizations and expenditures for children and adults after introduction of varicella vaccine in the United States.
  Davis Matthew M., Patel Mitesh S., Gebremariam Achamyeleh.
  - Pediatrics 114(3):786-92.
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  » PubMed: 15342855
  Describes a study which examined trends in varicella-related hospitalization rates and associated charges before and after introduction of varicella vaccine
• Does chickenpox vaccine protect against necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) in children? (Mt Sinai Hospital).
  Green Karen.
  Mount Sinai Hospital; 2007
  Outlines a study which confirmed chickenpox as one of the single most important risk factors for acquisition of serious group A streptococcal infection (which can lead to more serious illnesses, including flesh-eating disease) in children.
• Effectiveness over time of varicella vaccine. (PDF: 91k)
  Vázquez M., LaRussa P.S., Gershon A.A., Niccolai L.M., Muehlenbein C.E., Steinberg S.P., Shapiro E.D.
  - JAMA : Journal of the American Medical Association 2004;291(7):851-5.
  American Medical Association
  » PubMed: 14970064
  Assesses whether the effectiveness of varicella vaccine is affected either by time since vaccination or by age at the time of vaccination.
• Getting your shots (CPS).
  Canadian Paediatric Society; 2003
  Offers information on vaccines in Canada, written in plain language. Includes pamphlets on 5-in-1, measles, mumps and rubella, Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, chickenpox, pneumococcal vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine.
• Immunize your kids! (CCIAP). (PDF: 100k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2009
  Describes how immunization works and lists recommended vaccinations for children. For best results print this brochure on letter-sized paper. (Choose File > Page Setup; under Orientation pick Landscape, and in the drop-down menu, under Paper pick Letter. Click OK and then print as usual.
• Invasive group A streptococcal disease in children and association with varicella-zoster virus infection.
  Laupland Kevin B., Davies H. Dele, Low Donald E., Schwartz Benjamin, Green Karen, McGreer Alison. / Ontario Group A Streptococcal Study Group
  - Pediatrics 2000;105(5):E60.
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  » PubMed: 10799624
  Describes the incidence and clinical features of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease in children in Ontario and determines the risk of invasive GAS infection following chickenpox.
• Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to chickenpox infection in children. (PDF: 222k)
  Clark Peter, Davidson Darin, Letts Mervyn, Lawton Lou, Jawadi Ayman.
  - Canadian Journal of Surgery 2003;46(1):9-14.
  Canadian Medical Association
  » PubMed: 12585787
  Reviews the diagnostic features of necrotizing fasciitis and analyze treatment methods to control and eradicate this infection.
• Prevention of varicella in children and adolescents. (PDF: 115k)
  Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society
  - Paediatrics & Child Health 2005;10(7):409-12.
  Pulsus
  Offers the Canadian Pediatric Society statement on varicella. Discusses prevention with routine immunization programs in childhood, outlines postexposure prophylaxis, and offers recommendations.
• Publications : immunization (ON).
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Provides links to fact sheets on immunization.
• Unprotected people reports.
  Immunization Action Coalition
  Includes case reports, personal testimonies, newspaper and journal articles about people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases.
• Varicella vaccine for children (CPS).
  Langley J.
  - Pediatrics & Child Health 2003;8(6):384-6.
  Pulsus
  Consists of an interim statement and recommendation on the use of varicella vaccine for children.