Strategies for Prevention of Varicella Pneumonia: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of 3 strategies of serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing and post-exposure varicella zoster immune globulin (VZIG) prophylaxis for the prevention of maternal varicella pneumonia during pregnancy in pat...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: George A. Macones (Author), Stephanie Ewing (Author), Neil S. Silverman (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Hindawi Limited, 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this object online.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of 3 strategies of serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing and post-exposure varicella zoster immune globulin (VZIG) prophylaxis for the prevention of maternal varicella pneumonia during pregnancy in patients with negative or uncertain histories of varicella infection.
Item Description:1064-7449
1098-0997
10.1155/S1064744996000166