varicella
varicella
Definition
vari·cella (var′ə sel′ə)
var′i·cel′·loid′ (-o̵id′) adjective
varicella
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: Early treatment with IV acyclovir is recommended for infants in this exposure category who develop varicella despite VZIG prophylaxis.
- disseminate: In the immunocompromised however, this viraemia may be prolonged or severe producing disseminated varicella which looks the same as primary chickenpox.
Adjective modifier
- neonatal: Infection from one week before to one week after delivery can lead to severe neonatal varicella.
Modifies a noun
- zoster: In rare cases, an unborn child exposed to varicella zoster can be damaged or may be miscarried.
- virus: However, sometimes a test to identify the varicella virus is carried out.
- vaccine: At present, live attenuated varicella vaccine is not licensed for use in the UK.
- infection: Reye's syndrome has been reported in children treated with aspirin during natural varicella infection.
- syndrome: Research is needed on the long-term follow-up of infants who have developed fetal varicella syndrome.
- immunization: Some universities and schools may ask for varicella immunization.
Preposition: in
- pregnancy: QALYs could not be calculated directly because of the lack of published data associated with utility values for varicella in pregnancy.
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