An increasing incidence of chickenpox central nervous system complications in children: What's happening in Tuscany?

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-361

  Frenos, Stefano ^a   Galli, Luisa ^a   Chiappini, Elena ^a   de Martino, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system complications; Chickenpox; Children

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MENINGITIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33947126605     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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