Preventing congenital varicella syndrome with immunization

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Sauerbrei, Andreas ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; FAMCICLOVIR; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VALACICLOVIR;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NOTE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 79951996469     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110055     Document Type: Note

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