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ReviewEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Herpes zoster infection and statins: which implications in clinical practice?

Marco Zuin, Gianluca Rigatelli, Roberto L'Erario, Giovanni Zuliani, Claudio Bilato, Loris Roncon

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Review in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Statin therapy and herpes virus reactivation-response to Zuin et al. paper.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco ZuinSection of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Gianluca RigatelliDepartment of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
Roberto L'ErarioDepartment of Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
Giovanni ZulianiSection of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Claudio BilatoDepartment of Cardiology, Ospedali dell'Ovest Vicentino, Arzignano, Italy.
Loris RonconDepartment of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Viale Tre Martiri 140, 45100, Rovigo, Italy. lorisroncon@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9164-9160
Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Rovigo · ITUniversity of Ferrara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes zoster (HZ), which is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV), constitutes a major public health concern in both short- and long-term periods. Over the last years, several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that statin use is associated with increased risk of HZ at cerebral level. Because statins are among the most popular and best-selling drugs in western countries, this potential negative pleiotropic effect could have important implications in the daily clinical practice. In the present manuscript, we reviewed the available data on the statin use and the relative risk of HZ infection.

Indexed as

AdultHerpes ZosterHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImmunologic FactorsMiddle AgedRiskHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImmunologic FactorsHerpes zosterImmunomodulatory effectStatin

Identifiers

PMID30298219
OpenAlexW2895150014

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Registered trials

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