Potential benefit of acyclovir for chickenpox acquired from household contacts

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-202

  Manfredi, R ^a   Chiodo, F ^a   Antonelli, P ^b   Assanta, N ^b   Caramia, G ^b   Carnelli, V ^b   Catania, S ^b   De Santis, U ^b   Ghirardini, G ^b   Loizzo, B ^b   Marcucci, F ^b   Pavesio, D ^b   Rasore, A ^b   Titone, L ^b   Vierucci, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Università di Bologna ^*

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Chickenpox; Intrafamiliar exposure; Treatment; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TITRATION;

EID: 8544221174     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1997.9.3.199     Document Type: Article

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