Lab Tests Are Key for Diagnosing Chickenpox

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Data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) underscore the often poor reliability of a clinical diagnosis of varicella (chickenpox) in children without laboratory test confirmation, according to a report featured in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Only about half of clinically diagnosed varicella cases — cases diagnosed […]

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Publish date : 2024-04-03 05:16:06

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