Acyclovir-resistant varicella infection with atypical lesions in a non-HIV leukemic infant

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1497-1499

  Crassard, N ^a   Souillet, A L ^b   Morfin, F ^c   Thouvenot, D ^c   Claudy, A ^b   Bertrand, Y ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Acute leukaemia; Acyclovir; Foscarnet; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MEGAKARYOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOSCARNET; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MEGAKARYOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034509961     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb02785.x     Document Type: Article

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