Disseminated Varicella infection in an adult burn victim-A transfused disease?

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-299

  Schroeder, Josh E ^a   Tessone, Ariel ^b   Angel, Merav ^b   Barda, Yaakov ^b   Haik, Josef ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CILASTATIN; COLISTIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURNS; CHICKENPOX; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849119640     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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