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996. The Potential for Reducing Opioid and Analgesic Prescriptions Via Herpes Zoster Vaccination

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ), or shingles, is a common neurocutaneous disease caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus that often includes rash and neuropathic pain that may last for months. Opioids and other analgesics may be prescribed. Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is pref...

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Autores principales: Poirrier, Jean-Etienne, Carrico, Justin, DeMartino, Jessica K, Hicks, Katherine A, Stoddard, Jeffrey J, Nagar, Saurabh P, Meyers, Juliana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776142/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1182