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51 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of stroke risk following herpes zoster infection.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on herpes zoster and the risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular events.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
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- Systematic review of incidence and complications of herpes zoster: towards a global perspective.BMJ open · 2014Pooled it
- Similar herpes zoster incidence across Europe: results from a systematic literature review.BMC infectious diseases · 2013Pooled it
- Clinical epidemiology of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Barcelona (Spain). A single-center study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Herpes zoster burden in a private healthcare setting of Argentina.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of viral hepatitis A and C in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Article
- Herpes zoster frequency and severity in immunocompromised pediatric populations: a structured narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Natural Language Processing Versus Diagnosis Code-Based Methods for Postherpetic Neuralgia Identification: Algorithm Development and Validation.JMIR medical informatics · 2024Article
- Herpes zoster and long-term risk of subjective cognitive decline.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2024Article
- The Incidence of Herpes Zoster Complications: A Systematic Literature Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2024Review
- Association of Psoas: Lumbar Vertebral Index (PLVI) with Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients Aged 60 and Older with Herpes Zoster.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- High pesticide exposures events, pesticide poisoning, and shingles: A medicare-linked study of pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study.Environment international · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Severity of Zoster-Associated Pain and Incidence of Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with and without Pre-Existing Spinal Disorders at the Same Spinal Nerve Level: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Herpes zoster vaccine safety in the Aotearoa New Zealand population: a self-controlled case series study.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Herpes zoster vaccine effectiveness against herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in New Zealand: a retrospective cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Herpes Zoster and Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
- Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines.Viruses · 2022Review
- Incidence of acute complications of herpes zoster among immunocompetent adults in England: a matched cohort study using routine health data.The British journal of dermatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Accurate rates of herpes zoster incidence and complication have become of greater interest as studies have suggested an increasing temporal trend in incidence rates across all age groups and long-term follow-up studies of vaccine effectiveness are required by the Food and Drug Administration. This study compares the results obtained from the most commonly used method to obtain herpes zoster data (rates obtained from administrative data) with results obtained when administrative data are supplemented by medical record review. Administrative billing code data identified 1,959 cases of herpes zoster in Olmsted County, Minnesota, adults between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2001. Of those 1,959 cases, 1,669 (85.2%) could be confirmed by medical record review, a decrease in incidence rate of 14.8%, resulting in a decrease of 0.61/1,000 person-years when adjusted to the US adult population. Complication rates were also significantly different between the 2 methods. It is not clear if the 15% decrease in incidence rates would be seen in every administrative data set or if the lack of confirmation of cases may be variable in both validity and reproducibility between data sets, making estimations in temporal trends and pre/post-vaccine rates difficult to compare across data resources.
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