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Chickenpox (Varicella) - References

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References

Citations

  1. Gershon AA (2004). Varicella-zoster virus. In R Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1962–1971. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  2. American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Varicella-zoster infections. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 711–725. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  3. A second dose of varicella vaccine (2006). Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 48(1244): 80.

Other Works Consulted

  • Habif TP, et al. (2005). Varicella (chicken pox) section of Viral infections. In Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd ed., pp. 204–209. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). A new product (VariZIG™) for postexposure prophylaxis of varicella available under an investigational new drug application expanded access protocol. MMWR, 55(8): 209–210. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5508.pdf.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Prevention of varicella: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 56(RR-4): 1–48. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5604.pdf.

  • Gershon AA, et al. (2008). Varicella vaccine. In SA Plotkin et al., eds., Vaccines, 5th ed., pp. 915–958. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Hirsch MS (2007). Herpesvirus infections. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 26. New York: WebMD.

  • Mohsen AH, McKendrick M (2003). Varicella pneumonia in adults. European Respiratory Journal, 21(5): 886–891.

  • Strauss SE, et al. (2008). Varicella and herpes zoster. In K Wolff et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1885–1898. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Swingler G (2007). Chickenpox, search date March 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence (12).

Last Updated: 05/21/2008