Zoster vaccine: is newer better?
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Is there a difference in efficacy between the new, recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) and the live zoster vaccine (LZV)?
Recombinant zoster vaccine appears more efficacious than LZV. Over 3 years, RZV prevents 1 additional case of herpes zoster (HZ) for about every 40 patients treated compared with
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Michael R Kolber, Tony Nickonchuk
Institutions: University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2929262099