Incidence of Herpes Zoster Infection (Shingles) Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-based Study
PLWH remain at increased risk of HZ and recurrence, especially if younger or immunosuppressed. Vaccination was associated with a lower HZ risk supporting expanded access to recombinant zoster vaccination for immunocompromised adults irrespective of age.
Authors
- Mark Hull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9234-3531)
- Vyl Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3406-7225)
- Peter Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-1966)
- Robert S. Hogg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-5488)
- Michael Budu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-6256)
- Julio Montaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-9829)
- Silvia Guillemi
- Esther Copp
- Saarah Sofia Hussain
- Felipe Duailibe
- Viviane Dias Lima
- Jason Trigg
- Jintong Yan
Institutions
- Providence Health Care (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University College Cork (IE)
- AIDS Vancouver (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag118
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00