Burden of herpes zoster in 16 selected immunocompromised populations in England: a cohort study in t...
Burden of herpes zoster in 16 selected immunocompromised populations in England: a cohort study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink 2000–2012
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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ObjectivesHerpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus which remains latent in individuals after a varicella infection. It is expected that HZ will be more frequent in immunocompromised (IC) individuals than in immunocompetent (IC-free). This study assessed the incidence rate (IR) of HZ in individuals with a wide set of IC...
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Burden of herpes zoster in 16 selected immunocompromised populations in England: a cohort study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink 2000–2012
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6009512
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6009512
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020528
