Outbreak of Varicella in a Newborn Intensive Care Nursery

Tracy L. Gustafson, Ziad Shehab, Philip A. Brunell

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Abstract

An outbreak of nosocomial varicella occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit of a west Texas hospital in 1982. Two health care workers and two infants were infected. The two infants acquired varicella following intimate exposures, although their mothers were shown to be seropositive. One of these infants had varicella-zoster antibody when exposed, received varicella-zoster immune globulin, and still had chickenpox develop. Thus, the presence of varicella-zoster antibody may not prevent infection in infants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)548-550
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Diseases of Children
Volume138
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1984

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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