No Increased Risk of Herpes Zoster Found in Cirrhotic Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: The association between liver cirrhosis (LC) and herpes zoster has rarely been studied. We investigated the hypothesis that LC, known as an immunodeficiency disease, may increase the risk of herpes zoster using a national health insurance database in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The st...

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Autores principales: Wu, Ping-Hsun, Lin, Yi-Ting, Kuo, Chun-Nan, Chang, Wei-Chiao, Chang, Wei-Pin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24699628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093443

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24699628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093443

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