Varicella vaccine meningoencephalitis in a child receiving autologous bone marrow transplantation
CONCLUSIONS: Our experience highlights the importance of conducting a thorough medical history regarding vaccination and serological status of newly immunocompromised patients. Intensive chemotherapy succeeding live vaccine administration <4 weeks could have influenced early and severe viral reactivation. Early initiation of prophylactic antiviral treatment is questioned in such circumstances.PMID:37395442 | DOI:10.1111/petr.14562
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Raad Coralie Chebel Ziad Renaud Christian Teira Pierre Buteau Chantal Tapi éro Bruce Ovetchkine Philippe Source Type: research
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