Adjuvant treatment of severe varicella pneumonia with intravenous varicella zoster virus-specific immunoglobulins
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) pneumonia is associated with significant mortality, especially in the immunocompromised host. VZV-specific immunoglobulins (VZIG) are currently used as post-exposure prophylaxis for at-risk patients, but not as adjunctive therapy. A novel case of VZV pneumonia in an immu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302292 |