An outbreak of varicella in elementary school children with two-dose varicella vaccine recipients-arkansas, 2006

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 678-681

  Gould, Philip L ^a,b,d   Leung, Jessica ^b   Scott, Connie ^c   Schmid, D Scott ^b   Deng, Helen ^c   Lopez, Adriana ^b   Chaves, Sandra S ^b   Reynolds, Meredith ^b   Gladden, Linda ^c   Harpaz, Rafael ^b   Snow, Sandra ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 dose varicella vaccine; Outbreak; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; SKIN DEFECT; VACCINATION;

EID: 68649087191     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819c1041     Document Type: Article

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