ReviewBMJ paediatrics open2019
Management of varicella in neonates and infants.
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- Randomised controlled trial showed long-term efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of varicella vaccines in Norwegian and Swedish children.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2022Trial
- Knowledge of Herpes Zoster and Attitudes Toward Vaccination: A Questionnaire-Based Study in Outpatient and Online Settings.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Neonatal varicella zoster transmission from mother, management in a resource-limited setting: A case report.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Ganciclovir for severe neonatal varicella pneumonia when acyclovir is unavailable: a case report.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Neonatal Varicella-Zoster Virus Meningitis Without Pleocytosis: Diagnostic Value of Polymerase Chain Reaction.Cureus · 2026Article
- A Stepwise Household Transmission of Vaccine-Strain Varicella-Zoster Virus Resulting in Neonatal Varicella.Infection & chemotherapy · 2026Article
- Cohort profile: Korean Varicella Immunization Monitoring (K-VIM) Scheme: a national cohort of children born 2011-2022.Epidemiology and health · 2026Article
- Herpes Zoster in a 9-Month-Old Immunocompetent Infant.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2025Article
- Managing Neonatal Varicella: A Case Series Highlighting the Effectiveness of Antiviral Therapy Without IVIG.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving effective antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention in ambulatory care: lessons from secondary appraisal of Belgian anti-infectious treatment care guidelines.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
- Varicella Zoster Virus Infection and Pregnancy: An Optimal Management Approach.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Neonatal Varicella, Treated With Oral Acyclovir: A Rare and Challenging Case Report in a Limited-Resource Country Like Cambodia.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
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- Herpes zoster infection in pregnancy: features and consequences.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Review
- Case Report: Taking action or standing by: managing a preterm neonate at the risk of neonatal varicella by metagenomic next-generation sequencing.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- A Young Infant with Skin Blisters Like Dew Drops Over Rose Petals.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- Seroprevalence of VZV and HSV-2 Antibodies among Women of Childbearing Age Referring to Health Centres of Mashhad, Iran: The Need for Consideration of VZV Vaccination Program.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- The frequency of IgG anti-varicella and anti-rubella antibodies in female students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Le infezioni in medicina · 2023Article
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- Acute severe hepatitis outbreak in children: A perfect storm. What do we know, and what questions remain?Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
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Abstract
In countries where vaccination is not implemented, varicella is a common ubiquitous disease offering a broad range of clinical presentations. Whereas mother-to-child perinatal transmission of varicella zoster virus (VZV) can lead to disseminated life-threatening diseases in unimmunised newborns, postnatal acquisition will be generally a source of milder infections. The pattern and severity of the disease are known to be partly determined by the timing of VZV acquisition during pregnancy with the highest risk period located around delivery. Management of youngest children after contact with a varicella case remains difficult for clinicians not only because of unawareness of varicella natural history and risks factors for serious complications, but also because of the lack of consensus from experts available in the literature. This state of uncertainty often leads to overconsumption of healthcare resources with systematic hospitalisation and unjustified antiviral intravenous therapies. After a concise literature review, this article proposes pragmatic recommendations considering newborns in various scenarios following a contact with VZV, taking into account the timing and mode of virus transmission, the maternal immunological status, the baby's gestational age and the presence of other underlying conditions.
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