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Higher risk of herpes zoster in stroke patients.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Stroke is a leading cause of death, morbidity and disability worldwide. Infection is a common complication in the acute phase after stroke. Herpes zoster is a common viral disease, in which the most debilitating complication is post-herpetic ...
Yi-Ching Tung, Hung-Pin Tu, Ming-Kung Wu, Keng-Liang Kuo, Yu-Feng Su, Ying-Yi Lu, Chih-Lung Lin, Chieh-Hsin Wu   +7 more
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Herpes Zoster in Children and Adolescents: Case Series Of 8 Patients

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Herpes zoster can occur at any age but is rare in childhood and adolescents. Zoster can occur at any time after primary varicella infection or varicella vaccination. Recent studies have shown its increasing incidence in children.
Pragya A Nair, Pankil H Patel
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Herpes zoster vaccine and the risk of stroke: a population-based cohort study using linked data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

BMJ Public Health
Background Studies report herpes zoster associated with short-term stroke risk, but it is unclear whether herpes zoster vaccine reduces stroke risk.Methods We performed cohort studies using Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum linked to hospital ...
Fawziah Marra, Kathryn Richardson, Helen I McDonald, Yoon Kong Loke, Helen Mary Parretti   +4 more
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Hospital Admissions for Herpes Zoster in Portugal Between 2000 and 2010

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2013
Introduction and Objectives: Herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia increasing incidence is related to ageing. These conditions can be very debilitating and have an important impact in patients’ quality of life.
Margarida Mesquita, Filipe Froes
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Vaccine-Associated Herpes Zoster [PDF]

The Journal of Pediatrics, 2015
Mary, Kim, Anna M, Juern, Sharyl, Paley, Yvonne E, Chiu   +3 more
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Vaccination in Aged Care in Australia: A Retrospective Study of Influenza, Herpes Zoster, and Pneumococcal Vaccination

Vaccines
Background: Older adults living in aged care are at risk of poor health outcomes due to influenza, pneumococcal disease, and herpes zoster infections. Despite these conditions being vaccine-preventable, little is known about vaccine uptake rates in the ...
Stephen Wiblin, Yuen Lai, Natalie Soulsby, Jodie Hillen   +3 more
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Kansanterveyslaitoksen asettaman lasten vesirokkorokotustyöryhmän selvitys [PDF]

, 2008
Kansanterveyslaitos asetti 21.1.2007 työryhmän, jonka päätehtävänä oli arvioida, tulisiko vesirokkorokote antaa kaikille lapsille osana yleistä rokotusohjelmaa.

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Herpes Zoster and Cardiovascular Disease: Exploring Associations and Preventive Measures through Vaccination

Vaccines
Herpes zoster, induced by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is a unilaterally distributed vesicular rash that can cause multiple complications.
Minako Yamaoka-Tojo, Taiki Tojo
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Universal Health Coverage for Schizophrenia: A Global Mental Health Priority. [PDF]

, 2015
The growing momentum towards a global consensus on universal health coverage, alongside an acknowledgment of the urgency and importance of a comprehensive mental health action plan, offers a unique opportunity for a substantial scale-up of evidence-based
Patel, Vikram
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Varicella and Herpes Zoster in Madrid, based on the Sentinel General Practitioner Network: 1997–2004

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background Varicella (chickenpox) is the primary disease caused by varicella-zoster virus. It is extremely contagious and is frequent in children. Indeed, in the absence of vaccination, a high proportion of the population is liable to contract it. Herpes
Gutiérrez-Rodríguez Ángeles, Rodero Inmaculada, Cañellas Soledad, García-Comas Luis, García-Fernández Cristina, Ordobás María, Pérez-Farinós Napoleón, García-Gutiérrez Juan, Ramírez Rosa   +8 more
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