Herpes zoster in Germany: Quantifying the burden of disease

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster-virus (VZV) and mainly affects individuals aged ≥ 50 years. Vaccines have been licensed or are under development that can protect against HZ and its main complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). In Germany, the burd...

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Autores principales: Ultsch, Bernhard, Siedler, Anette, Rieck, Thorsten, Reinhold, Thomas, Krause, Gérard, Wichmann, Ole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21679419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-173

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21679419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-173

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