Herpes zoster correlates with pyogenic liver abscesses in Taiwan.

Objective: The purpose of the paper was to explore the relationship between herpes zoster and pyogenic liver abscesses in Taiwan.

Methods: This was a nationwide cohort study. Using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program, there were 33049 subjects aged 20-84 years who were newly diagnosed with herpes zoster from 1998 to 2010 that were selected for our study, and they were our herpes zoster group.