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Outbreak of varicella in a newborn intensive care nursery.

Abstract
An outbreak of nosocomial varicella occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit of a west Texas hospital in 1982. Two health care workers and two infants were infected. The two infants acquired varicella following intimate exposures, although their mothers were shown to be seropositive. One of these infants had varicella-zoster antibody when exposed, received varicella-zoster immune globulin, and still had chickenpox develop. Thus, the presence of varicella-zoster antibody may not prevent infection in infants.
AuthorsT L Gustafson, Z Shehab, P A Brunell
JournalAmerican journal of diseases of children (1960) (Am J Dis Child) Vol. 138 Issue 6 Pg. 548-50 (Jun 1984) ISSN: 0002-922X [Print] United States
PMID6720640 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Immune Sera
  • varicella-zoster immune globulin
Topics
  • Chickenpox (epidemiology, immunology)
  • Disease Outbreaks (epidemiology)
  • Humans
  • Immune Sera (administration & dosage)
  • Immunization, Passive
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Texas

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