Varicella zoster in Guinea-Bissau: Intensity of exposure and severity of infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-107

  Poulsen, Anja ^b,d   Cabral, Fernando ^a   Nielsen, Jens ^b   Roth, Adam ^b   Lisse, Ida Maria ^b   Vestergaard, Bent Faber ^c   Aaby, Peter ^b  

^a Projecto de Saude de Bandim   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Chickenpox; Epidemiology; Incubation period; Pneumonia; Risk factor; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEVER; GUINEA-BISSAU; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 13844255754     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000151034.15747.4a     Document Type: Article

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