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The herpes zoster subunit vaccine
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 2016Herpes zoster (HZ) causes severe pain and rash in older people and may be complicated by prolonged pain (postherpetic neuralgia; PHN).HZ results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, often associated with age related or other causes of decreased T cell immunity.
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Herpes zoster and vaccination: A clinical review
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2010Herpes zoster, herpes zoster vaccine, and the cost-effectiveness of the vaccine are reviewed.Herpes zoster infection is estimated to affect one in three people during their lifetime. Two thirds of people who develop this disease are over age 60 years. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes zoster, occurring in 10-18% of ...
Erin N. Adams +2 more
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Herpes Zoster and Its Prevention by Vaccination
2020Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) results from reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) after primary infection as varicella (chicken pox). It affects mainly older adults and people with immunocompromising diseases or treatments. The most common complication is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which has significant adverse effects on quality of life and ...
Myron J. Levin, Robert W. Johnson
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Herpes zoster vaccine: a protection for the elderly.
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita, 2018The Herpes Zoster vaccine is strongly recommended by the World Health Organization to promote healthy aging by preventing the corresponding age- related disease, also named shingles. The disease is due to the endogenous reactivation of Varicella Zoster Virus, the causal agent of chickenpox, that becomes latent at the peripheral nervous system level ...
A. Di Pietro, A. Facciolà., G. Visalli
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Smallpox Vaccine For Herpes Zoster
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1974To the Editor.— Recently and accidentally, it came to my attention that practitioners sometimes use smallpox vaccine for prophylaxis against herpes zoster. I presume that the belief in such a use is based on the close relationship between herpes zoster and varicella (chickenpox).
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Current vaccines for the prevention of herpes zoster
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2018To summarize the recent advances in the prevention of herpes zoster. The recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an adjuvanted subunit vaccine may have a significant impact on the prevention of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.There are currently two commercially available vaccines for the prevention of herpes zoster: a live-attenuated vaccine ...
Allister Gibbons, Anat Galor, Anat Galor
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Barriers to the Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccine
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2010The herpes zoster vaccine is the most expensive vaccine recommended for older adults and the first vaccine to be reimbursed through Medicare Part D. Early uptake has been 2% to 7% nationally.To assess current vaccination practices, knowledge and practice regarding reimbursement, and barriers to vaccination among general internists and family medicine ...
Laura P. Hurley +11 more
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Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) to Prevent Herpes Zoster
Nursing for Women's Health, 2018Women ages 50 years and older are at risk for herpes zoster, a reactivated virus from varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) that causes a painful vesicular rash and can result in postherpetic neuralgia. It is estimated that one in three adults will be affected by herpes zoster in their lifetime.
Jacqueline R. Sly, Allyssa L. Harris
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2018
Objectives To study the safety and immunogenicity of a live-attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Adult SLE patients having a SLEDAI
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Objectives To study the safety and immunogenicity of a live-attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Adult SLE patients having a SLEDAI
C. Mok +5 more
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Preventing Herpes Zoster through Vaccination
Ophthalmology, 2008The role of the zoster vaccine in the prevention of herpes zoster and its sequelae, including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus.Wide administration of the herpes zoster vaccine in accordance with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will lead ...
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