Herpes zoster due to Oka vaccine strain of varicella zoster virus in an immunosuppressed child post cord blood transplant

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 713-715

  Chan, Yumin ^a   Smith, David ^a   Sadlon, Tania ^b   Scott, Julius X ^c   Goldwater, Paul N ^a,d  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Immunosuppression; Varicella zoster virus vaccine

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; VACCINATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FETAL BLOOD; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548560513     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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