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Annual incidence rates of herpes zoster among an immunocompetent population in the United States

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, is a painful and commonly occurring condition in the United States. In spite of a universally recommended vaccine for use in immunocompetent adults aged 60 years and older, HZ continues to impact the American public, and a better understanding...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Barbara H., Palmer, Liisa, Gatwood, Justin, Lenhart, Gregory, Kawai, Kosuke, Acosta, Camilo J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26546419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1262-8