Chickenpox complications in Saudi Arabia: Is it time for routine varicella vaccination?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Almuneef, Maha ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^a   Balkhy, Hanan H ^a   Alotaibi, Badriyah ^a   Helmy, Magda ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Complications; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 32844464572     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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