Varicella death of an unvaccinated, previously healthy adolescent - Ohio, 2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 261-263

  Budd, Jeremy ^a   Fowler, Brian ^a   Brown, Alise ^a   Swann, Sandy ^b   Leung, Jessica ^c   Marin, Mona ^c  

^a OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Trumbull County Health Dept   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG; OHIO; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEPSIS;

EID: 84876439692     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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