Herpes zoster in a partially vaccinated pediatric population in central Israel

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 906-909

  Stein, Michal ^a,b   Cohen, Rinat ^c   Bromberg, Michal ^d   Tasher, Diana ^a,b   Shohat, Tamar ^d   Somekh, Eli ^a,b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^d Israel Center for Diseases Control   (Israel)

Author keywords

children; herpes zoster; vaccination; varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84865520574     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825d33f9     Document Type: Article

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