The New England journal of medicine
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Letter Case Reports
Correction of factor XI deficiency by liver transplantation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults.
The incidence and severity of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia increase with age in association with a progressive decline in cell-mediated immunity to varicella-zoster virus (VZV). We tested the hypothesis that vaccination against VZV would decrease the incidence, severity, or both of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among older adults. ⋯ The zoster vaccine markedly reduced morbidity from herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among older adults.