Preventing Varicella-Zoster: Advances With the Recombinant Zoster Vaccine
Ilyas S;Chandrasekar PH;;
Open forum infectious diseases2020Vol. 7pp. -
22
s2020openpreventing
Abstract
Prevention strategies against varicella zoster infection include chemoprophylaxis with acyclovir and live attenuated zoster vaccine. However, resistance to acyclovir has been problematic, and safety concerns have limited the use of the live attenuated vaccine in immunosuppressed patients. Recombinan …