Recommendations for the management of herpes zoster.

@article{Dworkin2007RecommendationsFT,
  title={Recommendations for the management of herpes zoster.},
  author={Robert H. Dworkin and Robert W. Johnson and Judy Breuer and John W. Gnann and Myron J Levin and Miroslav Backonja and Robert F. Betts and Anne Gershon and Maija Haanpāā and Mike Mckendrick and Turo Nurmikko and Anne Louise Oaklander and Michael N. Oxman and Deborah Pavan-Langston and Karin Lottrup Petersen and Michael C. Rowbotham and Kenneth E. Schmader and Brett R. Stacey and Stephen K. Tyring and Albert J. M. van Wijck and Mark S Wallace and S. W. Wassilew and Richard J Whitley},
  journal={Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America},
  year={2007},
  volume={44 Suppl 1},
  pages={
          S1-26
        }
}
  • R. Dworkin, Robert W. Johnson, R. Whitley
  • Published 2007
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
The objective of this article is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients with herpes zoster (HZ) that take into account clinical efficacy, adverse effects, impact on quality of life, and costs of treatment. [] Key Method Systematic literature reviews, published randomized clinical trials, existing guidelines, and the authors' clinical and research experience relevant to the management of patients with HZ were reviewed at a consensus meeting. The results of controlled trials…
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