Vaccine against herpes zoster

The herpes zoster vaccine is made using high doses of live attenuated varicella/zoster virus. The vaccine is well tolerated and has few adverse effects: the most common one is pain at the injection site. Complications can occur mainly in persons who had prior zoster keratitis or uveitis. The vaccine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pasternak, Jacyr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2013
Materias:
Medical Developments
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23579760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082013000100026
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Sumario:The herpes zoster vaccine is made using high doses of live attenuated varicella/zoster virus. The vaccine is well tolerated and has few adverse effects: the most common one is pain at the injection site. Complications can occur mainly in persons who had prior zoster keratitis or uveitis. The vaccine can prevent this disease with low mortality but high morbidity.

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