Statins increase the risk of herpes zoster: A propensity score-matched analysis

OBJECTIVES: Statins, which are lipid-lowering agents, have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties that may affect the occurrence of various infectious diseases. We assessed whether statins increase the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) with propensity score-matching. METHODS: The study was based...

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Autores principales: Kim, Min-Chul, Yun, Sung-Cheol, Lee, Sang-Oh, Choi, Sang-Ho, Kim, Yang Soo, Woo, Jun Hee, Kim, Sung-Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198263

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198263

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