Chickenpox in varicella IgG positive patients: Experience of a regional paediatric oncology centre

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 540-542

  Manley, Sue ^a   Mallinson, Harry ^b   Caswell, Mark ^a   Keenan, Russell ^a   Pizer, Barry ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chicken pox; Child; Immunocompromised; Leukaemia; Varicella; Varicella IgG

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VALACICLOVIR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PATIENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; JUVENILE MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 50249121810     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21521     Document Type: Article

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