Transmission of varicella to a gravida via close contacts immunized with varicella-zoster vaccine: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 905-907

  Huang, Wilson ^a,b   Hussey, Michael ^b   Michel, Fritz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Pregnancy complications, infectious; Vaccines, attenuated; Varicella; Varicella vaccine; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEASLES VIRUS; MUMPS VIRUS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032726379     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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