Varicella vaccine safety and immunogenicity in patients with juvenile rheumatic diseases receiving methotrexate and corticosteroids

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 903-906

  Frenck Jr , Robert W ^a   Seward, Jane F ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BIKEN; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARILIX;

CHICKENPOX; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; RASH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; METHOTREXATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954274713     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20234     Document Type: Editorial

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