Persistence of protective immunity after postexposure prophylaxis of varicella with oral aciclovir in the family setting

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-63

  Yoshikawa, Tetsushi ^a   Suga, Sadao ^a   Kozawa, Toru ^b   Kawaguchi, Shinji ^c   Asano, Yoshizo ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kozawa Paediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^c Toyokawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aciclovir; Persistence of immunity; Postexposure prophylaxis; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0031967746     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.1.61     Document Type: Article

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