Incidence and economic burden of herpes zoster and its complications in immunocompromised adults: a retrospective cohort study in an eastern county, China

J Infect. 2022 Nov;85(5):e155-e157. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.028. Epub 2022 Aug 3.

Authors

Yingying Yang¹, Tao Chen¹, Hongbo Lin², Siyi Zhan¹, Sheng Mao¹, Chuanxi Fu³

Affiliations

¹ The Institute of Infectious Disease and Vaccine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 548, Binwen Rd, Hangzhou 310053, China.
² Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yinzhou District, Ningbo, China.
³ The Institute of Infectious Disease and Vaccine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 548, Binwen Rd, Hangzhou 310053, China. Electronic address: fuchuanxi@zcmu.edu.cn.

PMID: 35933042
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.028

No abstract available

Keywords: Economic burden; Epidemiology; Herpes zoster; Immunocompromised.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Financial Stress
Herpes Zoster* / complications
Herpes Zoster* / epidemiology
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Incidence
Neuralgia, Postherpetic* / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies