Complications of varicella after implementation of routine childhood varicella vaccination in Germany

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 884-886

  Spackova, Michaela ^a,b   Muehlen, Marion ^b   Siedler, Anette ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

sentinel surveillance system; varicella; varicella complications; varicella vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PHLEGMON; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 77955985243     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181e2817f     Document Type: Article

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