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VariZig

investigational new drug Indications: - postexposure prophylaxis of varicella for whom the varicella vaccine is contraindicated [1] - may be given up to 10 days after exposure to varicella, the earlier, the better [1] - immunocompromised patients without apparent immunity - newborns whose mothers have signs of varicella in the peripartum period - hospitalized premature infants born >= 28 weeks of gestation from mother without evidence of immunity to varicella - hospitalized premature infants born < 28 weeks of gestation, regardless of their mothers' immunity status - pregnant women without immunity to varicella

General

varicella-zoster immune globulin (VZIG)

References

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updated Recommendations for Use of VariZIG - United States, 2013 MMWR. July 19, 2013. 62(28);574-576 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6228a4.htm
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5508a5.htm