Post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent varicella in immunocompromised children

• Main Authors: Makoto Yamaguchi (Author), Nobuyuki Tetsuka (Author), Toshihiko Okumura (Author), Kazunori Haruta (Author), Takako Suzuki (Author), Yuka Torii (Author), Jun-ichi Kawada (Author), Yoshinori Ito (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection can cause life-threatening events in immunocompromised patients. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is required to prevent secondary VZV infection. Limited evidence is available for the use of acyclovir (ACV)/valacyclovir (VCV) as PEP. Methods...