Varicella & Herpes Zoster. Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella ... is a severe form of disseminated cutaneous HSV infection, ...

Maternal varicella during the first two trimesters of pregnancy may cause the congenital varicella syndrome (CVS). After infection in the first 20 weeks' gestation, the incidence is estimated to ...

Common Causes of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Patients With Cancer Infections : Gram-negative bacteria. ... varicella, cytomegalovirus, hemolytic streptococcus. Fungal : Cancer-related : ...

Acyclovir comes in several prescription forms, including an oral tablet. The acyclovir oral tablet is used to treat viral infections like shingles, genital herpes, and chickenpox. This form is ...

Objective The objective of this study was to characterise the incidence rates of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, and risk of complications across the world. Design We systematically ...

Meningoencephalitis caused by the varicella zoster virus is a well-known but rare disease, and frequently manifests itself clinically as aseptic meningitis (22). Varicella pneumonia is also well known ...

Objectives To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). Methods An ...

For the C. ulcerans 809 strain, the PCR test for detection of tox gene of C. diphtheriae using the Dt1 primer set (targeting fragment A) was negative whereas Dipht5 and Dipht7 primers sets (targeting ...