Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Older Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The evidence shows that people with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk of herpes zoster.1 The cohort study conducted by Khan et  al2 published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology revealed that vaccination for herpes zoster was associated with a decreased risk of herpes zoster among older people with inflammatory bowel disease. Khan et al found that the incidence of herpes zoster was higher for unvaccinated than vac cinated people (6.97 versus 4.09 per 1000 patient-years).2 The absolute risk reduction was about 0.288%, resulting in the number needed to treat of 347.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research