Herpes Zoster Rates Continue to Decline in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus but Remain Higher Than Rates Reported in the General US Population

Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 18;69(1):155-158. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1041.

Abstract

In the antiretroviral therapy era, herpes zoster incidence continued to decline in people living with HIV (PLWH). However, at 0.9 cases/100 person-years, rates in PLWH are substantially higher than the general US population; emphasizing the needs for studies of the subunit vaccine in PLWH.

Keywords: HIV; declining incidence; herpes zoster.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coinfection / epidemiology*
  • Coinfection / virology
  • HIV
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • Herpes Zoster / epidemiology*
  • Herpes Zoster Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Middle Aged
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Herpes Zoster Vaccine