Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster in immunocompromised patients (excluding haematological malignancies)

Allen Cheng; Christina Chang; Richard Maude; Monica Slavin

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008052

Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster in immunocompromised patients (excluding haematological malignancies)

Allen Cheng, Christina Chang, Richard Maude, Monica Slavin

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of antiviral agents as prophylaxis against VZV reactivation in immunosuppressed patients.

Original language	English
Article number	CD008052
Pages (from-to)	1 - 8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume	2009
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008052
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster in immunocompromised patients (excluding haematological malignancies)

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