Varicella caused by airborne transmission of a localised herpes zoster infection in a family

Localised herpes zoster infections spread by direct contact with active skin lesion, but airborne transmission is rare. We report a case of varicella from airborne transmission of a localised herpes zoster infection in a family. The patient was a 15-year-old boy who had never been vaccinated against...

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Autores principales: Hatsushika, Yumi, Nii, Isao, Taniguchi, Tomohiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8420737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34479882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243217

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8420737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34479882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243217

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