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1548. Risk of Severe Herpes Zoster (HZ) in Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation (HCT) Recipients

BACKGROUND: Allogeneic-HCT recipients are at increased risk for varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation and associated complications. Prevalence, timing, and risk factors for severe HZ are uncertain in the era of acyclovir (ACV) prophylaxis. Identification of patients at risk for severe HZ can hel...

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Autores principales: Baumrin, Emily, Cheng, Matthew P, Kanjilal, Sanjat, Issa, Nicolas, Baden, Lindsey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253630/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1376