Fatal disseminated varicella zoster infection following zoster vaccination in an immunocompromised patient

E Costa; J Buxton; J Brown; K E Templeton; J Breuer; I Johannessen

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-212688

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CASE REPORT

Fatal disseminated varicella zoster infection following zoster vaccination in an immunocompromised patient

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E Costa Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Buxton Borders General Hospital, Melrose, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Brown Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K E Templeton Department of Medical Virology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Breuer Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Johannessen Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to KE Templeton, Kate.Templeton{at}nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

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Costa E, Buxton J, Brown J, et al

Fatal disseminated varicella zoster infection following zoster vaccination in an immunocompromised patient

Case Reports 2016;2016:bcr2015212688.

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Accepted April 11, 2016
First published May 4, 2016.

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May 04, 2016

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