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VZV infection in pregnancy: A retrospective review over 5 years in Sheffield and discussion on the potential utilisation of varicella vaccine in prevention by M.W. McKendrick; J. Lau; S. Alston; J. Bremner is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Objectives: To study retrospectively the epidemiology, demography and clinical issues related to varicella in pregnancy in a UK city over a 5-year period and help inform the debate on the potential of varicella immunisation in prevention. Methods: The hospital records of pregnant women with varicella receiving care at the Regional Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine in Sheffield between 1997 and 2002 were reviewed. Data on pregnant women with varicella not presenting acutely to medical care were obtained. The use of Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (VZIG) in prevention of varicella during the same 5-year period was determined. The records from the maternity department of Sheffield Hospitals for women undergoing VZV antibody testing between January and December 2004 were reviewed. Data on annual number of deliveries were recorded and the neonatology database used as a source of information regarding effects of chickenpox on the baby. Results: The incidence of varicella infection in pregnancy was at least 6 per 10,000 deliveries. Nineteen pregnant women with varicella were admitted to hospital. Three had pneumonia. Infection occurred in the first pregnancy in a quarter of c

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Author

M.W. McKendrick; J. Lau; S. Alston; J. Bremner

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0163-4453)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)