Supplemental Digital Content 2. Characteristic of included studies
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Albavera Hernandez 201024
Anjos 200925
Patients all
Surveillance
Pradera. Valle del
ages
study
Cauca. Colombia
Hospitalized
Descriptive
Hospital
patients all
study
Universitário
ages
VZV incidence
Low
Use of resources
High
Varicella
NA[1]
Oswaldo. Recife.
Pernambuco. Brazil
Argentina, National Surveillance System 201026 All population
Surveillance
Ministry of Health.
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Carvalho 200727
study
Argentina
incidence
Ambulatory
Cross
Capela do Socorro.
Varicella
infants all
sectional
Sao Paulo. Brazil
incidence
Children < 15
Prospective
Santisima Trinidad
Varicella
years old
observational
Children Hospital.
incidence. Days
hospitalized
study
Cordoba. Argentina
of hospitalization
Hospitalized
Surveillance
Ministry of Health.
Mortality.
patients all
study
Chile
Admissions due
Low
ages
Cevallos 200628
Low
due to
varicella
Chile, Ministry of Health 200629
NA
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
ages
Falaschi 200830
to varicella
Children 0-14
Retrospective "Notti" Hospital.
Admissions due
years old
descriptive
to varicella.
hospitalized
study
Mendoza. Argentina
High
Complications of
varicella.
Gallegos Ulloa 200731
All population
Surveillance
Ministry of Health.
Varicella
study
Chile
incidence.
Mortality.
Admissions due
to varicella
Low
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Gentilcore 200632
Children < 4
Retrospective
Noel Sbarra
Varicella
years old
study
Hospital. La Plata.
incidence. Days
hospitalized.
Buenos Aires.
of hospitalization.
Hospital break
Argentina
Days of
of varicella
Gonzalez Ayala 200833
hospitalization
Children < 4
Prospective
“Sor Maria
Admissions due
years old
observational
Ludovica”Children
to varicella.
Hospital. La Plata.
Complications of
Buenos Aires.
varicella. Use of
Argentina
Resources
Day Care Centers.
Use of resources. NA
hospitalized
Marcitelli 200634
High
Ambulatory
Descriptive
High
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
children 6
cross
Taubate. Sao Paulo.
Complications of
months-7
sectional
Brazil
varicella.
years
study
Hospitalization
attended at a
rates
day care
center
Perez Perez 200335
Patients
Descriptive
“Leon Cuervo
Herpes zoster
hospitalized
longitudinal
Rubio” Hospital.
incidence.
all ages
study
Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Number of
admissions due
to herpes zoster
NA
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Pujadas 200836
All population
Surveillance
Uruguay
study
Quian 200537
Varicella
Low
incidence
Children 0-14
Surveillance
Montevideo.
Hospitalizations
years
study
Uruguay
and ambulatory
High
visits due to
varicella pre and
post vaccination
Quian 200838
Children 0-14
Surveillance
Montevideo.
Hospitalizations
years
study
Uruguay
and ambulatory
visits due to
High
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
varicella pre and
post vaccination
Quian 201039
Children 0-14
Descriptive
Kinder garden and
Number of cases
years
study
schools. Villa
of varicella.
Tambores and
Vaccination
Piedra Sola.
effectiveness
High
Paysandu and
Tacuarembo.
Uruguay
Ramos Vico 200440
Children 0-6
Cross
Day Care Centers.
Mortality due to
years
sectional
Sao Paulo. Brazil
varicella
Low
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Saez Llorens 200241
Children 0-10
Retrospective
Child Hospital.
Admissions due
years old
study
Panama City.
to varicella.
Panama
Complications of
hospitalized
High
varicella. Use of
Resources
Sao Paulo Secretary of Health 200542
Ambulatory
Cross
Sao Jose do Rio
Varicella
children 1-4
sectional
Preto. Sao Paulo.
incidence
years old
SIVIGILA Colombia 200743
All population
Low
Brazil
Surveillance
Surveillance
Varicella
study
System in Public
incidence
Health. National
NA
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Institute of Health.
Colombia
SIVIGILA Colombia 200944
All population
Surveillance
Surveillance
Varicella
study
System in Public
incidence
NA
Health. National
Institute of Health.
Colombia
Sociedad Chilena de Infectología 200145
Hospitalized
Surveillance
Committee of
Use of resources. High
patients all
study
Immunizations.
Incidence.
Chilean Society of
Mortality
ages
Infectology. Chile
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
Valentim 200846
Ambulatory
Decision-
Brazil
Hospitalizations
and
analysis
due to varicella.
hospitalized
model
Use of resources
Moderate
patients with
varicella all
ages
Valero 200647
All population
Surveillance
Venezuela
study
Vujacich 200848
Varicella
Low
incidence
Ambulatory
Descriptive
Center of Infectious
Herpes zoster
patients
cross
Studies (FUNCEI).
incidence
attended all
sectional
Buenos Aires.
High
Study
Participants
Design
Source/Country
Outcomes
Summary
Risk of
Bias
ages
Mendoza Rodriguez 200749
Argentina
Ambulatory
Descriptive
“Dr. Francisco Jose
Herpes zoster
patients
cross
Gomez Urcuyo”
complications
attended due
sectional
National Center of
to herpes
Dermatology.
zoster all ages
Managua.
Nicaragua
[1] NA: Not applicable
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