Varicella Pneumonia Complicating Pregnancy: A Report of Seven Cases

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 338-346

  Schutte, Teresa J ^a   Rogers, Louise G ^a   Gopas, Pleas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acyclovir; pneumonitis; varicella vaccine; varicella zoster immune globulin

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030410394     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744996000683     Document Type: Article

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