Neonatal varicella: Varicella zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG) does not prevent disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Reynolds, Lucy ^a   Struik, Siske ^a   Nadel, Simon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; Prophylaxis; Varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0033057990     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.81.1.F69     Document Type: Article

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