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Neonatal Varicella

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Perinatology, January 2002
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (82nd percentile)
  • Good Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (78th percentile)

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Title
Neonatal Varicella
Published in
Journal of Perinatology, January 2002
DOI 10.1038/sj.jp.7210599
Pubmed ID
Authors

Andreas Sauerbrei, Peter Wutzler

Abstract

Neonatal varicella is mostly caused by maternal chickenpox acquired during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy. Transplacentally transmitted infections occur in the first 10 to 12 days of life, whereas chickenpox after that time is most likely acquired by postnatal infection. If the mother develops rash between days 4 and 5 antepartum to day 2 postpartum, generalized neonatal varicella leading to death occurs in up to 20% of affected cases. Neonatal chickenpox within the first 4 days after birth has usually been found to be mild. A fatal outcome has been reported in 23% of cases if neonatal chickenpox occurs between 5 and 10 to 12 days of age. Serological methods have been widely used to confirm clinical diagnosis. For rapid virological diagnostics, amplification of viral DNA in skin swabs by polymerase chain reaction is the method of choice. To prevent severe neonatal chickenpox, passive immunization is indicated. If varicella occurs, acyclovir treatment has to be administered promptly.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 2%
Bangladesh 1 2%
Thailand 1 2%
Unknown 56 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 10 17%
Student > Postgraduate 9 15%
Student > Master 8 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 12%
Other 5 8%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 11 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 35 59%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 3%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 11 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 May 2022.
All research outputs
#4,689,907
of 22,758,963 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Perinatology
#900
of 2,646 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#13,155
of 122,845 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Perinatology
#3
of 14 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,758,963 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 76th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
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