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Postexposure Prophylaxis Against Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Among Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Unresolved Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David M. Weinstock ,
Michael Boeckh ,
Farid Boulad ,
Janet A. Eagan ,
Victoria J. Fraser ,
David K. Henderson ,
Trish M. Perl ,
Deborah Yokoe  and
Kent A. Sepkowitz
David M. Weinstock*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Michael Boeckh
Affiliation:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and theUnviersity of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Farid Boulad
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Janet A. Eagan
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Victoria J. Fraser
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
David K. Henderson
Affiliation:
Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Trish M. Perl
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Deborah Yokoe
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women's Hospitaland Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Kent A. Sepkowitz
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
*
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 109, New York, NY 10021
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Abstract

Recent guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections have addressed a variety of issues germane to recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant. However, there are several issues regarding postexposure prophylaxis against varicella-zoster virus that remain unresolved. We address these questions and offer several consensus recommendations.

Type
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 7 , July 2004 , pp. 603 - 608
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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