Article
[Parotiditis in Chile: clinical and molecular characterization of two cases in a highly vaccinated population].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Apr 2018
Le-Corre Nicole, Barría Sebastián, López Tania, Martínez-Valdebenito Constanza, Contreras Ana M, Ferrés Marcela
Abstract excerpt
Mumps virus usually produces a benign infection characterized by increased parotid volume which, prior to vaccination, mainly affected children and adolescents. After the introduction of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, mumps incidence decreased dramatically. This intervention also produced a change in its clinical presentation, moving to young adult patients, with an increased risk of complications. We...
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