Management and outcome of a varicella exposure in a neonatal intensive care unit: Lessons for the vaccine era

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 844-848

  Kellie, Susan M ^a   Makvandi, Monear ^b   Muller, Martha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

chickenpox; immunization; Nosocomial infection; occupational health

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 82655172606     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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