Chickenpox and pneumonia following varicella vaccine

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 530-

  Lohiya, Ghan Shyam ^a   Tan Figueroa, Lilia ^a   Reddy, Sailaja ^a   Marshall, Sherry ^a  

^a Fairview Developmental Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DEHYDRATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; PNEUMONIA; RASH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 3242655721     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503503     Document Type: Letter

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