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Chicken pox outbreak in the Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital: Lessons learnt the hard way
Sarit Sharma, Shruti Sharma, Deepinder Chhina, RS ChhinaIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2015 19(12):723-725Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes 2 clinically and epidemiologically distinct forms of diseases. Chickenpox (varicella) is the disease that results from primary infection with the VZV. Herpes zoster (HZ) results from the reactivation of VZV latently infecting the dorsal root ganglia. We are reporting an outbreak of varicella infection among the health care workers (HCWs) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. We found transmission of varicella among eight HCWs of pulmonary ICU. They h...
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - December 9, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sarit SharmaShruti SharmaDeepinder ChhinaRS Chhina Source Type: research
An Unusual Case of Arm Pain in a Young Soccer Player: Herpes Zoster in the Pediatric Athlete
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 Nov 1;21(11):386-390. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001005.ABSTRACTHerpes zoster (HZ), shingles, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). HZ develops as a reactivation of latent VZV and is characterized by a painful, vesicular rash typically manifesting in a dermatomal distribution on the arms, trunk or face. HZ occurs in individuals who had primary VZV disease (chickenpox) as a child or in those who have received live, attenuated VZV vaccine. HZ is common in the elderly and the immunocompromised, with age being the single greatest risk factor. The incidence of HZ in children is 74/100,000 pers...
Source: Current Sports Medicine Reports - November 7, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: James MacDonald Joy Mosser-Goldfarb Cristina Tomatis Souverbielle Steven Cuff Source Type: research
