Herpes zoster: Epidemiology, clinical features, treatment and prevention

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 143-147

  Wehrhahn, M C ^a   Dwyer, D E ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivirals; Pain; Postherpetic neuralgia; Shingles; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CAPSAICIN; FAMCICLOVIR; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PREGABALIN; VALACICLOVIR; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

AGING; ANALGESIA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVENING DOSAGE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEROLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; VESICULAR RASH; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84867051936     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2012.067     Document Type: Article

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