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Ruanne V Barnabas1, Jared M Baeten2, Jairam R Lingappa3, Katherine K Thomas4, James P Hughes5, Nelly R Mugo4, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe6, Glenda Gray7, Helen Rees6, Andrew Mujugira8, Allan Ronald9, Wendy Stevens10, Saidi Kapiga11, Anna Wald12, Connie Celum2.
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons have higher rates of herpes zoster than HIV-uninfected individuals. We assessed whether twice daily treatment with 400 mg of oral acyclovir reduces the incidence of herpes zoster in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among 3408 persons coinfected with HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2. During 5175 person-years of follow-up, 26 cases of herpes zoster occurred among those assigned acyclovir, compared with 69 cases among those assigned placebo (rates, 1.00 and 2.68/100 person-years, respectively), a relative decrease of 62% (hazard ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, .24-.67; P < .001). Daily acyclovir prophylaxis significantly reduced herpes zoster incidence among HIV-infected persons.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; VZV; acyclovir; acyclovir prophylaxis; herpes zoster; shingles
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26142452 PMCID: PMC4721901 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv318
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226