Outcome of IgM- and IgG-Seropositive Cases of Varicella Zoster in Pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-40

  Barak, Mira ^b   Weinberger, Ronit ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Infectious; Pregnancy complications; Varicella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 1642454652     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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