Sentence examples for * phn from inspiring English sources

* PHN: Postherpetic neuralgia.

Since HZ must precede PHN, the number of PHN cases is also indirectly reduced through the reduction in the HZ cases.

However, a recent Cochrane Review found no evidence for an impact of antiviral therapies on PHN, with their efficacy for prevention of PHN considered modest at best [ 57].

By contrast, the reported number of visits among patients with PHN was 11.9 and 12.0 (PHN-1 month and PHN 3-months definitions, respectively) [ 29].

Current therapeutic management of PHN centres upon alleviation of pain associated with PHN.

Quasi-experimental study historical (pre-post) comparing the pre-intervention period from 2000-2002 (with only PHN) with the intervention period, 2003-2005 (CHW and PHN intervention).

Specifically we restricted the linked records to those with a valid PHN and checked the proportion of these records where the Vital-PHN matched the population-PHN.

However, we report a high rate of PHN (48.3 %) contrary to other authors who have reported PHN between 5-42 % of solid organ recipients [ 15, 19].

Because there are two PHN endpoints of interest (1 and 3-months definition), the direct PHN vaccine efficacy input parameter was adjusted in the model in order to best reflect the efficacy in reducing the incidence of PHN.

Progression to PHN was reduced by 66.5%, with a trend toward greater efficacy for PHN of longer duration [ 6].

Pain severity was associated with increased costs for both HZ and PHN, and, as a chronic condition, costs were higher for patients experiencing PHN.