Varicella-zoster virus-specific cellular immunity in subjects given acyclovir after household chickenpox exposure

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 834-837

  Kumagai, Takuji ^a,d   Kamada, Makoto ^a   Igarashi, Chiharu ^a   Yuri, Kenji ^a   Furukawa, Hidetsugu ^a   Chiba, Shunzo ^b   Kojima, Hiroyuki ^c   Saito, Akiko ^c   Okui, Toyo ^c   Yano, Shoki ^c  

^a Pediatric Allergy and Infectious Diseases Society of Sapporo   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d Kumagai Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032851861     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314950     Document Type: Article

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