Hospitalization Burden Related to Herpes Zoster Infection in Spain (2016-2019).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Herpes zoster (HZ) and its complications still represent a significant burden for patients and health care systems. In Spain, vaccination is progressively being introduced and recommended for patients between 65 and 80 years old and patients > 18 years of age suffering from certain immunosuppression conditions. The aim of this study is to estimate the number of hospital admissions related to HZ from 2016 to 2019 in Spain.

Methods

Data were collected from the Minimum Basic DataSet (MBDS) and codified according to the Spanish version of the 10th International Classification of Disease (ICD-10-CM codes B02-B02.9). Among others, variables such as sex, age and presence of complications were included.

Results

A total of 27,642 hospitalizations were identified (

SUBMITTER: Corcuera-Munguia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature