Treatment of varicella-zoster virus infection in severely immunocompromised patients. A randomized comparison of acyclovir and vidarabine

scientific article published on January 1986

Treatment of varicella-zoster virus infection in severely immunocompromised patients. A randomized comparison of acyclovir and vidarabine is …
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P356DOI10.1056/NEJM198601233140404
P698PubMed publication ID3001523

P2093author name stringJ D Meyers
D H Shepp
P S Dandliker
P433issue4
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectaciclovirQ147101
P304page(s)208-212
P577publication date1986-01-01
P1433published inThe New England Journal of MedicineQ582728
P1476titleTreatment of varicella-zoster virus infection in severely immunocompromised patients. A randomized comparison of acyclovir and vidarabine
P478volume314

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