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. 2019 Nov 27;9(4):449–453. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piz070

Table 3.

Safety of VARIZIG (Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin [Human])

Preferred Term In Utero–Exposed Newborns (n = 43) Preterm Infants (n = 80)
AEs
Participants, No. (%) 7 (16) 20 (25)
Total AEs, No. 13 58
AEs related to VARIZIG
Participants, No. (%) 1 (2) 1 (1)
Participants with related AEs, No. (%)
Seizure 1 (1)
Varicella 1 (2)
Serious AEs
Participants, No. (%) 5 (12) 7 (9)
Total serious AEs, No. 5 20
Total related serious AEs, No. 1 1
All related serious AEs, No. (%)a,b
Seizure 1 (2)
Varicella 1 (2)
Deaths, No. (%) 2 (3)

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event.

aIn the in utero–exposed population, the following serious AEs were considered unrelated to VARIZIG: pneumonia (n = 1), varicella (n = 3).

bIn the preterm infant population, the following serious AEs were considered unrelated to VARIZIG: bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pneumonia, staphylococcal sepsis, thrombocytopenia (each in 2 participants); and coagulopathy, condition aggravated, seizure, cytomegalovirus infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation, intraventricular hemorrhage, metabolic acidosis, necrotizing enterocolitis, pulmonary hemorrhage, sepsis, and urinary tract infection (each in 1 participant).