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9780521660242

Varicella-Zoster Virus: Virology and Clinical Management

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521660242

  • ISBN10:

    0521660246

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-12-28
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This comprehensive, authoritative account surveys the biology and clinical features of the varicella-zoster virus, the causative agent of chickenpox and zoster (shingles).

Table of Contents

List of contributors
ix
Preface xiii
Introduction 1(8)
Ann M. Arvin
Anne A. Gershon
Part I History
Historical perspective
9(16)
Thomas H. Weller
Part II Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis
Molecular evolution of alphaherpesviruses
25(26)
Andrew J. Davison
DNA replication
51(23)
William T. Ruyechan
John Hay
Viral proteins
74(31)
Paul R. Kinchington
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Pathogenesis of primary infection
105(18)
Charles Grose
Ming Ye
Jorge Padilla
Pathogenesis of latency and reactivation
123(19)
Saul Silverstein
Stephen E. Straus
Host response to primary infection
142(15)
Allison Abendroth
Ann M. Arvin
Host response during latency and reactivation
157(12)
Anthony R. Hayward
Animal models of infection
169(18)
Catherine Sadzot-Delvaux
Bernard Rentier
Part III Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations
Epidemiology of varicella
187(19)
Jane Seward
Karin Galil
Melinda Wharton
Clinical manifestations of varicella
206(14)
Philip LaRussa
Epidemiology of herpes zoster
220(26)
Kenneth E. Schmader
Clinical manifestations of herpes zoster
246(30)
Michael N. Oxman
Ophthalmic zoster
276(23)
Deborah Pavan-Langston
Postherpetic neuralgia and other neurologic complications
299(18)
Donald H. Gilden
James J. LaGuadia
Bette K. Klenchmidt-DeMasters
Varicella and herpes zoster in pregnancy and the newborn
317(34)
Gisela Enders
Elizabeth Miller
Part IV Laboratory Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of infection
351(34)
Bagher Forghani
Part V Treatment and Prevention
Treatment of varicella
385(11)
Richard J. Whitley
Treatment of herpes zoster
396(16)
Martin Dedicoat
Martin Wood
Management of postherpetic pain
412(16)
Kathryn J. Elliott
Passive antibody prophylaxis
428(14)
Philip A. Brunell
Development of the Oka vaccine
442(18)
Michiaki Takahashi
Stanley A. Plotkin
Primary immunization against varicella
460(17)
Paula W. Annunziato
Anne A. Gershon
Prevention of nosocomial transmission
477(23)
Lisa Saiman
David J. Weber
Immunization against herpes zoster
500(20)
Myron Levin
Index 520

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