Postexposure prophylaxis for varicella/shingles: a review of the UKHSA guidelines

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2023 Oct;108(5):355-359. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324738. Epub 2023 May 26.

Authors

Rebecca Jeyaraj^{1

2}, Eliza Alexander³, Teresa Cutino-Moguel³, Susan Li⁴, Ranjev Kainth⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK rebecca.jeyaraj@ucl.ac.uk.
² UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
³ Virology Department, Division of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 37236770
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324738

No abstract available

Keywords: communicable diseases; infectious disease medicine; neonatology; paediatrics; virology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Chickenpox* / prevention & control
Herpes Zoster* / drug therapy
Humans
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Substances

Antiviral Agents