Low Sensitivity of Commercial Assays for Varicella-Zoster Virus Seropositivity in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
As commercial VZV assays frequently fail to detect existing immunity in children with IBD, vaccination history should be used to assess VZV immunity.
Authors
- Michael D. Kappelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-6856)
- Jennifer Strople (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-9755)
- Mary S. Hayney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3307-5634)
- Margie Boccieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1639-6192)
- Arthur Kastl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-9390)
- Millie D. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-2758)
- Freddy Caldera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1960-6611)
- Xian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3572-6971)
- Jeremy Adler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4857-6098)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003819
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00