Efficacy of live zoster vaccine in preventing zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
Efficacy of live zoster vaccine in preventing zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02359.x
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发表时间:
2011-05
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Gilden D
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作者:
Gilden D
Declining cell-mediated immunity to varicella zoster virus (VZV) in elderly individuals results in virus reactivation manifest by zoster (shingles) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). To prevent virus reactivation, a new VZV vaccine (Zostavax, Merck) that boosts cell-mediated immunity to VZV was developed. The 3-year Shingles Prevention Study showed that Zostavax significantly reduced burden of disease due to zoster and PHN. Despite its cost-effectiveness for adults ages 65 to 75 years, as determined in the US, Canada and UK, less than 2% of immunocompetent adults over age 60 years in the US were immunized in 2007. This was due to a combination of lack of patient awareness of the vaccine, physicians’ uncertainty about the duration of protection, and different cost-sharing plans for immunization. Nevertheless, zoster vaccine is safe, effective, and highly recommended for immunization of immunocompetent individuals over age 60 years with no history of recent zoster.
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影响因子:
14.5
作者:
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通讯作者:
PRICE, RW
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作者:
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Rimland, D
DOI:
10.1016/s0953-4431(00)00052-7
发表时间:
2000-12-01
期刊:
Clinical eye and vision care
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作者:
Austin
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Austin