Congenital varicella syndrome - Is it infectious?;Kongenitales varizellensyndrom - Besteht eine infektionsgefahr für die umgebung?

Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-28

  Schulze Oechtering, F ^a   Roth, B ^a,d   Enders, C ^b   Grosser, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Inst F Virologie Infektiologie E   (Germany)

^c Zentralinstitut Sanitatsdienstes B ^*

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital Varicella Syndrome (CVS); Infectiousness; VZV DNA

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHICKENPOX; CONGENITAL INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DEFECT; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 1642400095     PISSN: 09482393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815519     Document Type: Article

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