Herpes zoster among HIV-infected patients in the highly active antiretroviral therapy Era: Korean HIV cohort study

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 417-419

  Song, Joon Young ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^a   Jung, Hye Won ^a   Choi, Hee Jung ^b   Lee, Jin Seo ^b   Eom, Joong Shik ^c   Cheong, Hee Jin ^d   Jung, Moon Hyun ^e   Kim, Woo Joo ^e  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 77649230486     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181b1d6dc     Document Type: Letter

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