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Papers: 6 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019


Human Studies


2019 Jul 09


JAMA


322


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Effect of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine on Incidence of Herpes Zoster After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Authors

Bastidas A, de la Serna J, El Idrissi M, Oostvogels L, Quittet P, López-Jiménez J, Vural F, Pohlreich D, Zuckerman T, Issa NC, Gaidano G, Lee J-J, Abhyankar S, Solano C, Perez de Oteyza J, Satlin MJ, Schwartz S, Campins M, Rocci A, Vallejo Llamas C, et al.
JAMA. 2019 Jul 09; 322(2):123-133.
PMID: 31287523.

Abstract

Herpes zoster, a frequent complication following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), is associated with significant morbidity. A nonlive adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine has been developed to prevent posttransplantation zoster.