Healthcare Utilization and Cost of Herpes Zoster Infection in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
HCU and related costs were higher in patients with RA with HZ compared to patients with RA without HZ and non-RA populations with and without HZ. Treatment strategies that minimize the risk of HZ and encourage patients to keep up to date with vaccinations should be considered.
Authors
- Mark Tatangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-2497)
- Xiuying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7025-6306)
- Angela Cesta
- Mohammad Movahedi
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Bombardier (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0911
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35