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Zoster vaccine live for the prevention of shingles in the elderly patient

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a common disease in the elderly population that is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus. Its manifestations and complications can lead to significant short- and long-term morbidity. In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration a...

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Autores principales: Zussman, Jamie, Young, Lorraine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18686747