title: Swiss recommendations for the management of varicella zoster virus infections.
abstract: Infections with varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common viral infections associated with significant morbidity. Diagnosis and management are complex, particularly in immunocompromised patients and during pregnancy. The present recommendations have been established by a multidisciplinary panel of specialists and endorsed by numerous Swiss medical societies involved in the medical care of such patients (Appendix). The aim was to improve the care of affected patients and to reduce complications.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland. kempf@derm.unizh.ch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kempf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meylan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aebi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agosti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Büchner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coradi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garweg
authors.forename: Hh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lauper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reusser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruef
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wunderli
authors.forename: D
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authors.lastname: Nadal
mesh_terms: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine