Mini outbreak of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in skin ward: A study of five cases

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-35

  Rao, G R R ^a,b   Chalam, K V ^a   Prasad, G P ^a   Sarnathan, M ^a   Kumar, H K Y ^a  

^a ANDHRA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Barrier nursing; Bed spacing; Kaposi's varicelliform eruption; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROWDING; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; NURSING; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SEROLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; WARD;

EID: 33847385352     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.30649     Document Type: Article

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