TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Varicella in Pregnancy
A1  - Rogers, Vanessa L.
A1  - Roberts, Scott W.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
Y1  - 2022
N1  - 
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
AB  - Commonly  known  as  chickenpox,  varicella-zoster  virus  (VZV)  infection  has  a  fairly  benign  course  when  incurred  during  childhood  but  may  result  in  serious  illness  in  adults,  particularly  during  pregnancy.  Infection  results  in  lifelong  immunity.  Approximately  95%  of  women  born  in  the  United  States  have  VZV  antibodies  by  the  time  they  reach  reproductive  age.  The  incidence  of  VZV  infection  during  pregnancy  has  been  reported  as  up  to  7:10,000.  The  vaccine  is  contraindicated  in  pregnancy  because  the  effects  of  the  vaccine  on  the  fetus  are  unknown.  Nonpregnant  women  who  are  vaccinated  should  avoid  pregnancy  for  1  month  after  injection.  Inadvertent  vaccination  in  early  pregnancy  or  within  a  month  of  pregnancy  is  not  an  indication  for  termination,  although  women  should  be  counseled  about  theoretical  risks.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184182296
ER  -