Varicella vaccination in children after bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 381-383

  Sauerbrei, A ^a   Prager, J ^b   Hengst, U ^a   Zintl, F ^a   Wutzier, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Paediatr Clin Hosp Annaberg B

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Herpes zoster; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030767585     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700909     Document Type: Article

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