Failure of intravenous immunoglobulin to prevent varicella-zoster infectiony

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1219-1220

  Ferdman, R M ^a   Church, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulin; Varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034530881     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200012000-00026     Document Type: Letter

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