title: Clinical Inquiry: is it safe to vaccinate children against varicella while they're in close contact with a pregnant woman?
abstract: Yes. All healthy children without evidence of immunity to varicella who are living in a household with a susceptible pregnant woman should be vaccinated.
authors: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Residency in Family Medicine, Wilmington, NC, USA.
authors: Heather C
authors: HC
authors: Merlo
authors: Shalini K
authors: SK
authors: Vaid
authors: Albert
authors: A
authors: Meyer
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Kertesz
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Flake
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine