Background The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is significant worldwide, with millions affected
and the incidence rising. Current literature has identified some risk factors for this disease; …

Herpes Zoster (HZ) is the result of reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) and
occurs most frequently in older adults. Generally, HZ presents as a unilateral, self-limited …

Herpes zoster (HZ) is primarily a disease of nerve tissue but the acute and longer-term
manifestations require multidisciplinary knowledge and involvement in their management …

Objectives To quantify the effects of possible risk factors for herpes zoster at different ages.
Design Case-control study. Setting UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink primary care …

Herpes zoster (HZ) is associated with substantial morbidity. It is caused by reactivation of the
latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) following decline in cell-mediated immunity, which is …

Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals are at increased risk
of herpes zoster (HZ), even in the antiretroviral therapy (ART) era. Because concerns exist …

Purpose To estimate the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) and rates of post-zoster pain in
both the total study population and separately in patients with selected conditions/treatments …

Background The primary reported risk factors for herpes zoster (HZ) include increasing age
and immunodeficiency, yet estimates of HZ risk by immunocompromising condition have not …

The objective of this chapter is to review the epidemiology and natural history of herpes
zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. Epidemiology seeks to explain and comprehend …

These guidelines provide updated, GRADE-based recommendations on the use of vaccines
in HIVpositive adults. Several factors have made the updating of HIV-specific vaccination …