The epidemiology of herpes zoster in 226 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 993-997

  Sørensen, Gitte Vrelits ^a,b   Rosthøj, Steen ^b   Würtz, Morten ^a   Danielsen, Tore Kristian ^a   Schrøder, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Children; Epidemiology; Herpes zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 80052665234     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22969     Document Type: Article

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