Varicella in the fetus and newborn

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-217

  Smith, Candice K ^a   Arvin, Ann M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital varicella syndrome; Diagnosis; Fetal infection; Herpes zoster; Pregnancy; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VALACICLOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67349089083     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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