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Chickenpox - How up-to-date is this topic?
Changes
Version 1.3, revision planned in 2012.
Last revised in January 2008
October 2010 — minor update. Generic chlorphenamine is no longer licensed for the treatment of pruritus. Text and prescriptions amended to reflect this. Issued in October 2010.
August 2010 — updated to include advice on considering treatment with aciclovir in adolescents aged 14 years and older if they present within 24 hours of the start of the rash [HPA and Association of Medical Microbiologists, 2010]. Issued in September 2010.
March 2010 — updated to include advice on considering whether bacterial superinfection is complicating chickenpox, particularly in people with eczema. Issued in March 2010.
August 2007 to January 2008 — converted from PRODIGY guidance to CKS topic structure. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are more clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
There have been changes to the recommendations regarding symptomatic treatment, antiviral treatment for otherwise healthy adults, and management of chickenpox in a breastfeeding woman.
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