Varicella zoster virus infections in Canadian children in the prevaccine era: A hospital-based study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 323-328

  Kuhn, Susan ^a   Davies, H Dele ^b   Jadavji, Taj ^b  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childhood; Complications; Varicella zoster infections

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031458896     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/742365     Document Type: Article

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