Shingles Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Shingles, including details on symptoms, treatment, causes, virus.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Reproductive health issues in rural Western Kenya.
   Reprod Health, 5: 1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Varicella-zoster virus-specific immune responses in elderly recipients of a herpes zoster vaccine.
   J Infect Dis, 197(6): 825-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Shingles (varicella zoster) outbreaks in patients with hyperparathyroidism and their relationship to hypercalcemia.
   Clin Infect Dis, 46(9): 1452-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients.
   Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Double-blind study comparing 2 dosages of valacyclovir hydrochloride for the treatment of uncomplicated herpes zoster in immunocompromised patients 18 years of age and older.
   J Infect Dis, 197(9): 1289-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Herpesvirus prevalence and viral load in healthy blood donors by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
   Transfusion. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. B cell depletion therapy for 19 patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.
   Arch Dis Child, 93(5): 401-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Live, attenuated varicella zoster vaccination of an immunocompromised patient.
   J Gen Intern Med, 23(5): 648-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Post herpetic itching--a treatment dilemma.
   Clin J Pain, 24(4): 366-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Incidence of herpes zoster and seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus in young adults of South Korea.
    Int J Infect Dis, 12(3): 245-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Genotypes of varicella-zoster virus wild-type strains in Germany.
    J Med Virol, 80(6): 1123-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. DNA microarray technology for simultaneous detection and species identification of seven human herpes viruses.
    J Med Virol, 80(6): 1042-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Asymptomatic reactivation and shed of infectious varicella zoster virus in astronauts.
    J Med Virol, 80(6): 1116-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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