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Evolution and nucleosynthesis of helium-rich asymptotic giant branch models [PDF]
MNRAS, 2015, 452 (3): 2804-2821, 2015 There is now strong evidence that some stars have been born with He mass fractions as high as $Y \approx 0.40$ (e.g., in $\omega$ Centauri). However, the advanced evolution, chemical yields, and final fates of He-rich stars are largely unexplored.
Doherty, Carolyn L. +5 more
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Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019 Varicella zoster virus in the adult patient most commonly presents as shingles. Shingles is a painful vesicular eruption localized to a specific dermatome of the body.
Jared Lizzi +2 more
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Shingles: a harbinger of chronic HIV infection
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to reduce the risk of community transmission and morbidity and mortality of individuals infected with HIV. A 49-year-old woman presented with a painful, vesicular rash on the left side of her neck after being ...
S. Zachariah, A. Sullivan, A. Donato
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives Uptake of influenza, pneumococcal and shingles vaccines in older adults vary across regions and socioeconomic backgrounds. In this study, we study the coverage and factors associated with vaccination uptake, as well as refusal in the ...
P. S. Tan +12 more
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Risk of Shingles in Adults with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome and Treatments: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is associated with immunological dysfunctions--a well-known risk factor of shingles. This study aimed to examine the incidence and risk of shingles in adults with pSS and pharmacological treatments.This retrospective ...
Jen-Yin Chen +8 more
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2021 Objective To compare event and incidence rates of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under treatment with conventional synthetic (cs), targeted synthetic (ts) or biologic (b) disease-modifying antirheumatic ...
I. Redeker +7 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives To investigate the association between shingles and dementia, and between Zostavax vaccination and dementia. Design Nested case–control study.
A. Lophatananon +6 more
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Risk factors for herpes zoster: should people with asthma or COPD be vaccinated?
Respiratory Research, 2023 Plain Language Summary What is the context? After experiencing chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus remains in the body and can be reactivated years later in a form called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. Although shingles is more common
Ekaterina Safonova +3 more
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Viruses, 2022 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella as a primary infection and remains latent in the ganglia until it becomes reactivated to cause herpes zoster. Individuals with varicella develop adaptive humoral and cell-mediated immunity.
Naruhito Otani +3 more
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BMC Medicine, 2022 Background Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is one of the eight known human herpesviruses. Initial VZV infection results in chickenpox, while viral reactivation following a period of latency manifests as shingles.
Kevin M Bakker +3 more
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