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Clinical Trial
. 2021 Jan;43(1):36-37.
doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001835.

Up to a Quarter of Children With Cancer Develop Breakthrough Clinical Varicella Despite Receiving Post-exposure Prophylaxis With Varicella Immunoglobulin: A Single Center UK Experience Over 3 Years

Nicholas J Prince  1 , Mary Taj  2 , Jessica M Bate  3
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Clinical Trial

Up to a Quarter of Children With Cancer Develop Breakthrough Clinical Varicella Despite Receiving Post-exposure Prophylaxis With Varicella Immunoglobulin: A Single Center UK Experience Over 3 Years

Nicholas J Prince et al. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

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