Risk factors and vaccination gaps for herpes zoster in people living with HIV: A multicenter multivariable study
Veysel Akca,
İlkay Akbulut,
Gül Ruhsar Yılmaz,
Bircan Kayaaslan,
Fatma Eser,
Setenay Nisa Baygüneş,
Aliye Baştuğ,
Yasemin Çakır Kıymaz,
Alper Tahmaz,
Nefise Öztoprak Çuvalcı,
Zehra Karacaer,
Tuba Damar Çakırca,
İlknur Esen Yıldız,
Mehmet Çabalak,
Dilara Yaman,
Damla Verendağ,
Mehmet Ali Aşan,
Ayhan Akbulut,
Hatun Öztürk Çerik,
Muhammed Bekçibaşı,
Gülden Eser Karlıdağ,
Firdevs Aksoy,
Behice Kurtaran,
Hüsnü Pullukçu,
Turhan Togan,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Sandıklı State Hospital,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
University of Health Sciences,
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Süleyman Demirel University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
University of Health Sciences,
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Sivas Cumhuriyet University,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Antalya Training and Research Hospital,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
University of Health Sciences,
Gülhane Training and Research Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Harran University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Ege University,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Adıyaman Training and Research Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Fırat University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Ordu University,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
University of Health Sciences,
Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
University of Health Sciences,
Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Training and Research Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Karadeniz Technical University,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Acıbadem University,
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health
Published online on March 24, 2026
International Journal of STD & AIDS, Ahead of Print.
PurposeThe primary aim of this study was to determine the frequency of prior herpes zoster and its associated clinical and immunovirological factors, while secondary aims included evaluating varicella-zoster virus serostatus and vaccination rates.Methods...