Vaccines for post-exposure prophylaxis against varicella (chickenpox) in children and adults

BACKGROUND: Live attenuated varicella vaccines for the prevention of varicella (chickenpox) has been demonstrated both in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and in population-based immunisation programmes in countries such as the United States. However, many countries do not routinely immunise chil...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristine Macartney, Peter McIntyre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000200014&lng=en&tlng=en