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Association Between Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccination and Patient Experience in Elderly Japanese Outpatients: A Case-Control Study
CONCLUSIONS: PX was associated with past VZV vaccination. Physician recommendation for VZV vaccination was an intermediate factor between PX and VZV vaccination.PMID:37596883 | PMC:PMC10440083 | DOI:10.1177/21501319231192760
Source: Primary Care - August 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Takashi Inaba Junji Haruta Ryohei Goto Tetsuhiro Maeno Source Type: research

Multiregional Population-Based Cohort Study for Evaluation of the Association Between Herpes Zoster and mRNA Vaccinations for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2: The VENUS Study
CONCLUSIONS: No increased risk of HZ was found after BNT162b2 vaccination in the overall study population. However, an increased risk was observed in the younger subgroup.PMID:37404955 | PMC:PMC10316690 | DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad274
Source: Herpes - July 5, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chieko Ishiguro Wataru Mimura Yukari Uemura Megumi Maeda Fumiko Murata Haruhisa Fukuda Source Type: research

Impacts of routine varicella vaccination program and COVID-19 pandemic on varicella and herpes zoster incidence and health resource use among children in Japan
CONCLUSIONS: Varicella incidence and healthcare resource use were largely affected by the routine immunization program and infection prevention measures against COVID-19, while these impacts on herpes zoster were relatively small. Our study indicates that immunization and infection prevention measures largely changed pediatric infectious disease practices.PMID:37400282 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.054
Source: Herpes - July 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kazuhiro Uda Yusuke Okubo Mitsuru Tsuge Hirokazu Tsukahara Isao Miyairi Source Type: research

Risk of herpes zoster according to past history in the general population: The Japanese Shozu herpes zoster study
J Dermatol. 2023 Jun 19. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16828. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTImmunity is known to persist after vaccination for varicella zoster virus, but the duration of immunity in patients who develop herpes zoster (HZ) remains unknown. To investigate the association between a past history of HZ and its occurrence in the general population. The Shozu HZ (SHEZ) cohort study included data for 12 299 individuals aged ≥50 years with information on their HZ history. Cross-sectional and 3-year follow-up studies were carried out to analyze the associations between a history of HZ (yes <10 years, yes ≥10 years, ...
Source: Herpes - June 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kazuhiro Kawahira Hironori Imano Keiko Yamada Yasuko Mori Hideo Asada Yoshinobu Okuno Koichi Yamanishi Hiroyasu Iso Source Type: research

Associations between income changes and the risk of herpes zoster: LIFE study
Soc Sci Med. 2023 May 22;328:115981. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115981. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEconomic stability is thought to be associated with health outcomes. Income changes may affect the occurrence of herpes zoster (HZ), which is a neurocutaneous disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This retrospective cohort study aimed to examine the associations between annual income changes and incident HZ in a Japanese population. The analysis was conducted using a database of public health insurance claims data linked with administrative data containing income levels. The study population comprised 48,317 mid...
Source: Herpes - June 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hiroaki Onizuka Haruhisa Fukuda Source Type: research

Trend in the Numbers of Hospitalized Patients With Varicella, Herpes Zoster, and Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Individuals & lt;20 Years of Age Before and After Implementation of Universal Varicella Vaccination
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Mar 20. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003907. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral studies have shown an association between varicella-zoster virus infection and ischemic stroke. We analyzed the trends in the numbers of patients with varicella, herpes zoster and ischemic stroke before and after the universal vaccination program using a Japanese database of hospitalized patients. The number of patients with varicella decreased but those of herpes zoster and ischemic stroke did not change.PMID:36996309 | DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000003907
Source: Herpes - March 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Soichiro Ishimaru Nobuaki Michihata Yoshiki Kawamura Kazuaki Uda Hiroki Matsui Kiyohide Fushimi Hideo Yasunaga Tetsushi Yoshikawa Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Live Attenuated Varicella-Zoster Vaccine in Adults Older than 50 Years in Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Conclusion: Freeze-dried live attenuated varicella-zoster vaccine reduces the risk of HZ regardless of age, sex, or comorbidities.PMID:36851138 | DOI:10.3390/vaccines11020259
Source: Herpes - February 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kazuhiro Matsumoto Satoko Ohfuji Kana Inohara Masateru Akechi Hiroko Kumashiro Motoki Ishibashi Shin Irie Yoshio Hirota Source Type: research

Anti-varicella-zoster virus antibody titers and seroprotection status from before the first dose of varicella vaccination to before entering elementary school in one region in Japan
CONCLUSIONS: Routine two-dose varicella vaccination leads to good antibody production, but titers of acquired antibodies decrease before children enter elementary school.PMID:36631357 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.010
Source: Vaccine - January 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Takao Ozaki Naoko Nishimura Kensei Gotoh Koji Takemoto Source Type: research

Factors and Reasons for Non-vaccination among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single-centre, Cross-sectional Study
Conclusion These findings, which demonstrated that the factors and reasons for non-vaccination varied by vaccine type, suggest that individualised strategies should be used to promote vaccination in this population.PMID:36575017 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.1067-22
Source: Herpes - December 27, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hirofumi Miyake Ryuichi Minoda Sada Atsushi Manabe Yukio Tsugihashi Kazuhiro Hatta Source Type: research