Hospitalizations realted to herpes zoster infection in the Canary Islands, Spain (2005-2014)

Abstract Background Herpes zoster is an important problem of public health especially among the elderly in Spain. Methods A population-based retrospective epidemiological study to estimate the burden of herpes zoster requiring hospitalization in the Canary Islands, Spain was conducted by using data...

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Main Authors: Amós García-Rojas, Ruth Gil-Prieto, Domingo Ángel Núñez-Gallo, Petra Matute-Cruz, Angel Gil-de-Miguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2688-y