Varicella-zoster virus pneumonia in adults: Report of 14 cases and review of the literature

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 364-370

  Frangides, Christos Y ^a   Pneumatikos, Ioannis ^b,c  

^a Hospital General   (Greece)

^b Greece   (Greece)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Chicken pox; Hypoxemia; Smoking; Varicella zoster encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 7544240974     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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