Disseminated vaccine-strain varicella-zoster virus reactivation in an adolescent with secondary immunodeficiency: a case report and literature review
Abstract Background Routine childhood immunization against varicella-zoster virus has led to a dramatic reduction in the incidence of primary varicella. However, there are rare, yet significant cases reported of reactivated Oka-strain varicella, primarily in immunocompromised hosts. Case presentatio...
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Main Authors: | Oluwatomini A. Fashina, Tony M. Chuang, Paul J. Galardy, W. Charles Huskins, Emily R. Levy, Nicholas T. Streck, Rana Chakraborty |
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Language: | English |
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2024-11-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09776-1 |
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