Rates of hospitalisation for herpes zoster may warrant vaccinating Indigenous Australians under 70
dc.contributor.author | Sheel, Meru | |
dc.contributor.author | Beard, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Dey, Aditi | |
dc.contributor.author | Macartney, Kristine K. | |
dc.contributor.author | McIntyre, Peter | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-21T23:40:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-11-25T07:55:35Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection. The most common complication of HZ is post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is often debilitating and refractory to treatment. The incidence of both HZ and PHN increases markedly with age. In November 2016, a vaccine for HZ was included in Australia’s National Immunisation Program (NIP) for all people aged 70, together with a 5-year catch-up program for those aged 71–79 years.3 The vaccine is cost-effective for people aged 70–79, but is registered for vaccinating people from age 50. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_AU |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-729X | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/203343 | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | en_AU |
dc.publisher | Australasian Medical Association | en_AU |
dc.rights | © 2017 AMPCo Pty Ltd. Produced with Elsevier B.V | en_AU |
dc.source | Medical Journal of Australia | en_AU |
dc.title | Rates of hospitalisation for herpes zoster may warrant vaccinating Indigenous Australians under 70 | en_AU |
dc.type | Journal article | en_AU |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 9 | en_AU |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 396 | en_AU |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 395 | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sheel, Meru, College of Health and Medicine, ANU | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Beard , Frank, Sydney Children's Hospital Network Westmead NSW | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Dey, Aditi, Children's Hospital at Westmead | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | Macartney, Kristine K., University of Sydney | en_AU |
local.contributor.affiliation | McIntyre, Peter, University of Sydney | en_AU |
local.contributor.authoremail | repository.admin@anu.edu.au | en_AU |
local.contributor.authoruid | Sheel, Meru, u5942483 | en_AU |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111701 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | en_AU |
local.identifier.absfor | 110309 - Infectious Diseases | en_AU |
local.identifier.absseo | 920109 - Infectious Diseases | en_AU |
local.identifier.absseo | 920302 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes | en_AU |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4485658xPUB919 | en_AU |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 207 | en_AU |
local.identifier.doi | 10.5694/mja16.01468 | en_AU |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-85033392209 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000426487700016 | |
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBy | u4485658 | en_AU |
local.publisher.url | https://www.elsevier.com/ | en_AU |
local.type.status | Published Version | en_AU |
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