Comparison of specific immunities to varicella-zoster virus following post-exposure prophylaxis of varicella by oral acyclovir observed in a family

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 692-694

  Asano, Yoshizo ^a   Suga, Sadao ^a   Yoshikawa, Tetsushi ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Immune response; Post exposure prophylaxis; Varicella; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC;

EID: 0029912715     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03734.x     Document Type: Article

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