| Congenital and neonatal varicella in Australia. | |
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PMID: 10760005 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To establish the incidence and severity of congenital and neonatal varicella in Australia. METHODOLOGY: Demographic and clinical details were obtained by postal questionnaire regarding cases notified to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit by over 930 participating clinicians in 1995-97 inclusive. RESULTS: Seven cases of congenital varicella (1: 107 000 pregnancies/year) followed maternal infection at 8-26 weeks: five had defects, two did not. Four of the seven infants with congenital varicella developed herpes zoster in the first 15 months of life. Forty-four infants had neonatal varicella (1: 17 000 pregnancies/year). CONCLUSION:: There is an ongoing, albeit low, incidence of congenital and neonatal varicella in Australia. |
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Authors:
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J Forrest; S Mego; M Burgess |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of paediatrics and child health Volume: 36 ISSN: 1034-4810 ISO Abbreviation: J Paediatr Child Health Publication Date: 2000 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-05-08 Completed Date: 2000-05-08 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9005421 Medline TA: J Paediatr Child Health Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 108-13 Citation Subset: IM |
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National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS), Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. jillf@nch.edu.au |
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Adolescent Adult Australia / epidemiology Chickenpox / congenital*, epidemiology*, transmission Female Herpes Zoster / epidemiology, transmission Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Male |
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