Journal article
Prior antibiotics and risk of subsequent Herpes zoster: A population-based case control study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The effect of antibiotics on the human microbiome is now well established, but their indirect effect on the related immune response is less clear. The possible association of Herpes zoster, which involves a reactivation of a previous varicella zoster virus infection, with prior antibiotic exposure might indicate a potential link with the immune response.
METHODS: A case-control study was carried out using a clinical database, the …
Authors
Armstrong D; Dregan A; Ashworth M; White P
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 10,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0276807
ISSN
1932-6203