Second varicella infections: Are they more common than previously thought?

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1068-1073

  Hall, Susan ^c   Maupin, Teresa ^a   Seward, Jane ^c   Jumaan, Aisha O ^c   Peterson, Carol ^a   Goldman, Gary ^a   Mascola, Laurene ^a   Wharton, Melinda ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Reinfection; Surveillance; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REINFECTION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036260732     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.6.1068     Document Type: Article

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