Variation in practice remains in the UK management of varicella postexposure prophylaxis in children with cancer

Arch Dis Child. 2019 Jan;104(1):101. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315362. Epub 2018 May 9.

Authors

Katharine Jarrold¹, Jessica Bate²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
² Department of Paediatric Oncology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.

PMID: 29743174
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315362

No abstract available

Keywords: haematology; infectious diseases; oncology; virology.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Humans
Immune Sera*
Immunization, Passive / methods
Neoplasms* / complications
Neoplasms* / therapy
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / methods*
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United Kingdom

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Immune Sera
varicella-zoster immune globulin