Varicella vaccination in the immunocompromised
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Varicella vaccination of immunocompromised children.
BACKGROUND Exposure of immunocompromised children to varicella often requires postexposure prophylaxis. Exposures requiring this management are often not recognized. Varicella can be a severe disease when it occurs in immunocompromised children, in spite of antiviral therapy. Varicella exposure and varicella in these children can also disrupt scheduled therapy for their underlying illness. Both...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu164