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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Prevention of herpes zoster in acquired immunocompromised conditions: Review of updates and perspectives from Hong Kong.

Desmond Y H Yap, Gordon C K Chan, So Ho, Raymond S M Wong, Stephen L Chan, Victor H F Lee, Wilson Lam, Philip H Li

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Desmond Y H YapDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Gordon C K ChanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Nephrology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
So HoDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Rheumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Raymond S M WongSir YK Pao Centre for Cancer & Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Haematology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Stephen L ChanState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Clinical Oncology, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Hong Kong Cancer Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Victor H F LeeLKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology institution, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Wilson LamChiron Medical, Hong Kong.
Philip H LiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with acquired immunocompromising conditions face considerable risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ). Based on the underlying medical conditions and degree of immune dysfunction, these patients require tailored strategies for HZ prevention. In Hong Kong, there is currently a lack of guidelines addressing the unique needs of this vulnerable population, including the use of prophylactic measures such as antivirals and vaccines. An expert panel comprising clinical immunologists, nephrologists, infectious diseases specialists, rheumatologists, hematologists and oncologists in Hong Kong met to review current literature and international guidelines to propose a locally adapted decision-making framework for HZ prophylaxis, in patients with acquired immunocompromised conditions. This article summarizes the consensus and presents a guiding criteria for clinicians to navigate the complexities associated with HZ prevention, in the context of acquired immunodeficiency.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsHerpes ZosterHerpes Zoster VaccineImmunocompromised HostHong KongHumansAntiviral AgentsHerpes Zoster Vaccineguidelinesherpes zosterHong KongimmunocompromisedvaccinationVaricella-zoster virus

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PMID40063340
PMCPMC11901394

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