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Risk of herpes zoster in patients prescribed inhaled corticosteroids: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Little is known concerning risk factors for herpes zoster in the general population. We hypothesised that inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a risk factor for herpes zoster especially among users of inhibitors of cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in their metabolism. METHODS: We identified...

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Autores principales: Ernst, Pierre, Dell'Aniello, Sophie, Mikaeloff, Yann, Suissa, Samy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22177425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-11-59