Clinical varicella following varicella vaccination: Don't be fooled

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 897-899

  F H M , ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; PREDNISONE; VACCINATION;

EID: 1842376907     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.6.897     Document Type: Article

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