| Literature DB >> 10375368 |
L Reynolds1, S Struik, S Nadel.
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Two infants with severe varicella are reported. They received varicella zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG) without concurrent information to parents or carers regarding further care. In both these cases there was a three day delay between the onset of symptoms and initiation of aciclovir. This delay was due to lack of awareness of the high risk of varicella in these infants. Infants born to mothers with onset of chickenpox 4 days before to 2 days after delivery are at risk of fatal varicella, despite the use of VZIG prophylaxis.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10375368 PMCID： PMC1720945 DOI： 10.1136/fn.81.1.f69
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed ISSN： 1359-2998 Impact factor: 5.747